WO1994024616A1 - Mystery watch having two display devices, and control system therefor - Google Patents

Mystery watch having two display devices, and control system therefor Download PDF

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WO1994024616A1
WO1994024616A1 PCT/EP1994/001013 EP9401013W WO9424616A1 WO 1994024616 A1 WO1994024616 A1 WO 1994024616A1 EP 9401013 W EP9401013 W EP 9401013W WO 9424616 A1 WO9424616 A1 WO 9424616A1
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François THIEBAUD
Claude Ourny
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Juvenia Montres S.A.
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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
    • G04B45/00—Time pieces of which the indicating means or cases provoke special effects, e.g. aesthetic effects
    • G04B45/04—Time pieces with invisible drive, e.g. with hands attached to a rotating glass disc
    • G04B45/046—Time pieces with invisible drive, e.g. with hands attached to a rotating glass disc the driving mechanism of the hands being invisible because of special shielding
    • 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
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/02—Back-gearing arrangements between gear train and hands
    • G04B19/025—Back-gearing arrangements between gear train and hands for simultaneous indicating on several dials
    • 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
    • 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
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/0083—Cases for more than one clockwork

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  • the invention relates to an unconventional watch and more particularly a so-called mysterious watch comprising two display devices which can be read from the same side of the watch.
  • the invention also relates to control means intended in particular to be used in connection with a mysterious watch according to the invention.
  • a mysterious watch is generally denoted a watch in which the display device comprising the clockwork, the hands and where appropriate the dial gives the impression of being suspended in a vacuum inside the watch case .
  • Such watches have a drawback which consists in that they do not allow simultaneous reading of the two display devices and that it is necessary to turn the watch over to choose the side displaying the information that one wishes to read.
  • the main object of the invention is therefore to remedy the drawbacks of the aforementioned prior art by providing a watch comprising at least two display devices easily readable from the same face and which has an original aesthetic appearance without considerably increasing the size, the complexity and cost of the watch.
  • the subject of the invention is a watch comprising a box comprising a middle part, a crystal and a bottom defining a housing in which are arranged a first display device comprising first indicator members and first means for driving said first indicating members, and means for fixing said first display device, characterized in that said first display device and said middle part have dimensions such that there remains a space between the two, in that said fixing means are made of a transparent material, in that the watch further comprises second indicator members which extend at least partially opposite said space situated between said first display device and said middle and in that the first and second indicator members extend in different planes.
  • the watch further comprises means for controlling said first display device accessible from outside of said box and extending through said middle part and said space, the part of said means control extending between the middle part and said first display device being made of a transparent material.
  • control means intended in particular to equip a watch according to the invention, characterized in that they comprise a rod of which at least a part is made of a transparent material.
  • the rod comprises two parts made respectively of a transparent synthetic material and of a metallic material and in that the part made of a synthetic material is intended to cooperate with a crown while the part made of metallic material is intended, for example, to cooperate with a watch movement.
  • Figure 1 is a top view of a first embodiment of a watch according to the invention
  • - Figure 2 is a section along line II-II showing a first embodiment of the watch of Figure 1
  • Figure 3 is a section along line III-III showing a second embodiment of the watch of Figure 1
  • Figure 4 is a partially cut side view of the control means intended in particular to equip a watch according to the invention.
  • Watch 1 comprises, in a manner known per se, a box 2 comprising a middle part 4 closed by a bottom 6, for example screwed, and a crystal 8 to define a housing 10 in which is mounted a first display device
  • the first display device 12 comprises first drive means constituted, in the example described, by a clockwork movement 13.
  • the movement 13 can be mechanical or electronic and has been represented here by a simple case for reasons of simplification.
  • the movement 13 is surmounted by a dial 14 which cooperates with first indicator members constituted by 18 hour and 20 minute hands respectively.
  • the dial 14 is provided with a first hour turn 22 coaxial in the center of the first movement 13 with which the hands 18 and 20 cooperate by displaying the time over twelve hours.
  • the movement 13 is housed in the upper part of the housing 10 of the box 2 and is maintained in the latter by means of fixing means 24.
  • the fixing means 24 are made of a transparent material and comprise two flat rings 26 and 28, parallel to the plane of the dial 14, which extend between the movement 13 and the inner periphery of the middle part 2. More specifically, the inner edges 26a and 28a of the rings 26 and 28 respectively rest on shoulders 30 and 32 of a suspension ring 34 of the movement 13. The inner edge 26a is held against the shoulder 30 by a telescope 36 mounted on a notch on the ring 34, the bezel 36 also playing the role of holding the dial 14. The inner edge 28a is itself held against the shoulder 32 by a support plate 38 fixed on the suspension ring 34 for example by screws (not shown).
  • the outer edge 26b of the ring 26 is held between a first shoulder 40 of a first spacer ring 42 and a shoulder 44 formed in the inner face of the middle part 2 against which the spacer ring 42 rests.
  • the outer edge 28b of the ring 28 is held between a second shoulder 46 of the spacer ring 42 and a front face 48 of a second spacer ring 50 whose opposite front face 52 is pressed against the bottom 6.
  • the outside diameter of the suspension ring 34 and the inside diameter of the middle part 4 have dimensions such that there remains a space 51 between these two structural elements of the watch. 1 invention.
  • fixing means 24 are not limited to those which have just been described and that these fixing means may, according to variant embodiments, comprise for example only one ring made of transparent material or else a transparent ring full instead of the one or two rings described above.
  • the watch according to the invention further comprises a second display device 52 comprising indicator members constituted by hands 54, 56 and 57 indicating, in the example described, the hours, minutes and seconds respectively on a revolution d 'twenty-four hour 58 hours formed on the upper surface of the middle part 2 and of the second drive means 60 of the second indicator members 54, 56, and 57.
  • the second drive means 60 are constituted by a second clockwork movement and the indicator members 54, 56 and 57, coaxial with the first indicator members 18, 20, move above a dial 62 which, for example, can be decorated.
  • the second movement 60 is disposed between the first movement 13 and the bottom 6 so that the first and second indicator members 18, 20 and 54, 56, 57 respectively extend in two different superposed planes.
  • the second movement 60 is maintained in position in a conventional manner in a casing circle 64 which is itself blocked between the bottom and a shoulder 66 formed inside the spacer ring 50.
  • a seal 69 is by elsewhere provided in an annular groove 71 delimited by the casing ring 64, the spacer ring 50 and the bottom 6.
  • the hands 54, 56 and 57 connected to the second movement 60 have a length such that their end 54a, 56a and 57a extends opposite the space between movement 13 and the middle part 4 so that the needles are visible from the upper face of the watch in transparency through the glass 8 and the rings 26, 28.
  • the first and second movements 13 and 60 respectively comprise control means 68 and 70 of the first and second display devices 12 and 52 which are accessible from outside the box 2 and which extend through the middle part 4.
  • the first control means 68 comprise a crown 72 screwed onto a rod 74 extending in a tube
  • the part of the rod 74 which extends between the middle part 4 and the movement 13 and which is visible from the outside of the box 2, that is to say lying opposite the space between movement 13 and middle part 4 is made of a transparent material.
  • the rod 74 has two parts 78 and 80 made respectively of a transparent synthetic material and of a metallic material.
  • the part 78 of transparent synthetic material comprises a first cylindrical section 78a which is extended by a second threaded cylindrical section 78b having a diameter less than that of the first section 78a and on which the crown 72 is screwed.
  • the part 80 of metallic material, partially overmolded with part 78, cooperates with the time-setting device (not shown) of movement 13.
  • a synthetic material which is particularly suitable for making part 78 can be chosen from transparent polycarbonates.
  • the rod 74 can also, according to an alternative embodiment, be formed in one piece from a transparent synthetic material.
  • the part 78 of the rod 74 control means is partially guided in the height direction by the rings 26 and 28.
  • the second control means 70 are conventional and include, for example, a crown 82 screwed onto a rod 84 extending through the middle part 4 in a tube 86 driven therein to cooperate with the time-setting device (not shown) of movement 60.
  • FIG 3 there is shown a second embodiment of a watch according to the invention in which the same elements as those shown in Figures 1 and 2 are designated by the same reference numerals.
  • a second display device 89 also consists in particular of the first movement 13 which is in this case a so-called double-sided movement.
  • the second face of the movement 13 is also surmounted by a second dial 90 held by a second bezel 92 mounted on the suspension ring 34 and visible through a glass 94 forming the central part of the base 6.
  • the watch according to the invention advantageously uses simple and inexpensive construction elements which, moreover, do not require large modifications to the case.
  • first display device 12 is not a clockwork but a stroke counter for the game of golf or for all another analog game and that the second device displays the standard time.

Abstract

A watch with a case (2) comprising a case band (4), a crystal (8) and a base (6) defining a housing (10) containing a first display device (12) with first pointing members (18, 20) driven by a first drive asembly (13), and an assembly (24) for attaching said first display device (12). The size of said first display device (12) and said case band (4) is such that a space (51) is defined therebetween, the attachment assembly (24) is made of a transparent material, the watch further includes second pointing members (54, 56, 57) extending at least partially opposite said space (51) between the first display device (12) and the case band (4), and the first and second pointing members (18, 20; 54, 56, 57) lie in different planes.

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MONTRE MYSTERIEUSE COMPORTANT DEUX DISPOSITIFS D'AFFICHAGE MYSTERIOUS WATCH COMPRISING TWO DISPLAY DEVICES
ET MOYENS DE COMMANDE DESTINES EN PARTICULIER A ETREAND CONTROL MEANS ESPECIALLY TO BE
UTILISES AVEC UNE TELLE MONTREUSE WITH SUCH A WATCH
L'invention concerne une montre non conventionnelle et plus particulièrement une montre dite mystérieuse comportant deux dispositifs d'affichage qui peuvent être lus à partir d'un même côté de la montre. L'invention concerne également des moyens de commande destinés particulièrement à être utilisés en liaison avec une montre mystérieuse selon l'invention.The invention relates to an unconventional watch and more particularly a so-called mysterious watch comprising two display devices which can be read from the same side of the watch. The invention also relates to control means intended in particular to be used in connection with a mysterious watch according to the invention.
On désigne généralement par montre mystérieuse une montre dans laquelle le dispositif d'affichage comprenant le mouvement d'horlogerie, les aiguilles et le cas échéant le cadran donne l'impression d'être suspendu dans le vide à l'intérieur de la boîte de montre.A mysterious watch is generally denoted a watch in which the display device comprising the clockwork, the hands and where appropriate the dial gives the impression of being suspended in a vacuum inside the watch case .
On connaît déjà des montres dites à double face comportant deux affichages analogiques lisibles respectivement à partir de chacune des faces de la montre. Pour ce faire, ces montres comprennent deux tourillons diamétralement opposés fixés en saillie sur la carrure et sur lesquels pivotent les attaches du bracelet si bien que la montre peut être portée dans deux positions de travail selon que l'une ou l'autre des faces est utilisée. Un exemple de ces montres à double face est décrit dans le brevet CH 659 167.Already known so-called double-sided watches comprising two analog displays readable respectively from each of the faces of the watch. To do this, these watches include two diametrically opposite pins fixed protruding from the middle part and on which the strap clips pivot so that the watch can be worn in two working positions depending on whether one or the other side is used. An example of these double-sided watches is described in patent CH 659,167.
De telles montres présentent un inconvénient qui consiste en ce qu'elles ne permettent pas une lecture simultanée des deux dispositifs d'affichage et qu'il est nécessaire de retourner la montre pour choisir la face affichant l'information que l'on désire lire.Such watches have a drawback which consists in that they do not allow simultaneous reading of the two display devices and that it is necessary to turn the watch over to choose the side displaying the information that one wishes to read.
Un autre inconvénient réside dans le fait qu'il est nécessaire de prévoir une boîte de montre comportant des moyens d'articulation mécaniques pour assurer la liaison du bracelet avec la boîte, ce qui rend la fabrication de la boîte plus compliquée et par conséquent plus coûteuse.Another disadvantage lies in the fact that it is necessary to provide a watch case comprising mechanical articulation means to ensure the connection of the bracelet with the box, which makes the manufacture of the box more complicated and therefore more expensive.
Une ébauche de solution a déjà été proposée qui consiste à prévoir une montre dans laquelle deux dispositifs d'affichage juxtaposés coopèrent chacun avec un tour d'heures ménagé sur un même cadran. Cette solution n'est toutefois pas non plus entièrement satisfaisante car la lisibilité des informations affichées est faible compte tenu des dimensions générales d'une montre bracelet classique.A draft solution has already been proposed which consists in providing a watch in which two juxtaposed display devices each cooperate with a lap of hours arranged on the same dial. However, this solution is not entirely satisfactory either because the readability of the information displayed is low taking into account the general dimensions of a conventional wristwatch.
L'invention a donc pour but principal de remédier aux inconvénients de l'art antérieur susmentionné en fournissant une montre comportant au moins deux dispositifs d'affichage facilement lisibles depuis une même face et qui présente un aspect esthétique original sans augmenter considérablement la taille, la complexité et le coût de la montre.The main object of the invention is therefore to remedy the drawbacks of the aforementioned prior art by providing a watch comprising at least two display devices easily readable from the same face and which has an original aesthetic appearance without considerably increasing the size, the complexity and cost of the watch.
A cet effet l'invention a pour objet une montre comprenant une boîte comportant une carrure, une glace et un fond délimitant un logement dans lequel sont disposés un premier dispositif d'affichage comportant des premiers organes indicateurs et des premiers moyens d'entraînement desdits premiers organes indicateurs, et des moyens de fixation dudit premier dispositif d'affichage, caractérisée en ce que ledit premier dispositif d'affichage et ladite carrure présentent des dimensions telles qu'il subsiste un espace entre les deux, en ce que lesdits moyens de fixation sont réalisés dans un matériau transparent, en ce que la montre comprend en outre des deuxièmes organes indicateurs qui s'étendent au moins partiellement en regard dudit espace situé entre ledit premier dispositif d'affichage et ladite carrure et en ce que les premiers et deuxièmes organes indicateurs s'étendent dans des plans différents. Grâce à ces caractéristiques, il est possible de réaliser une montre permettant d'afficher deux informations respectivement à l'aide des premiers et deuxièmes organes indicateurs, les informations pouvant être lues simultanément à partir d'une même face de la montre. La montre munie de ces caractéristiques présente en outre un effet esthétique inhabituel et intéressant avec une boîte d'apparence extérieure classique.To this end, the subject of the invention is a watch comprising a box comprising a middle part, a crystal and a bottom defining a housing in which are arranged a first display device comprising first indicator members and first means for driving said first indicating members, and means for fixing said first display device, characterized in that said first display device and said middle part have dimensions such that there remains a space between the two, in that said fixing means are made of a transparent material, in that the watch further comprises second indicator members which extend at least partially opposite said space situated between said first display device and said middle and in that the first and second indicator members extend in different planes. Thanks to these characteristics, it is possible to make a watch allowing two pieces of information to be displayed respectively using the first and second indicator members, the information being able to be read simultaneously from the same face of the watch. The watch with these characteristics also has an unusual and interesting aesthetic effect with a classic external appearance box.
Selon un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention, la montre comprend en outre des moyens de commande dudit premier dispositif d'affichage accessibles depuis l'extérieur de ladite boîte et s'étendant à travers ladite carrure et ledit espace, la partie desdits moyens de commande s'étendant entre la carrure et ledit premier dispositif d'affichage étant réalisée en un matériau transparent.According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the watch further comprises means for controlling said first display device accessible from outside of said box and extending through said middle part and said space, the part of said means control extending between the middle part and said first display device being made of a transparent material.
L'utilisation de tels moyens de commande augmente l'effet mystérieux de la montre tout en augmentant la lisibilité du deuxième dispositif d'affichage dans une montre selon l'invention. En effet, les deuxièmes organes indicateurs ne sont ainsi jamais occultés par les moyens de commande quelle que soit leur position. L'invention a également pour objet des moyens de commande destinés particulièrement à équiper une montre selon l'invention, caractérisés en ce qu'ils comprennent une tige dont au moins une partie est réalisée en un matériau transparent. Selon une caractéristique avantageuse des moyens de commande, la tige comporte deux parties réalisées respectivement en un matériau synthétique transparent et en un matériau métallique et en ce que la partie en un matériau synthétique est destinée à coopérer avec une couronne tandis que la partie en matériau métallique est destinée, par exemple, à coopérer avec un mouvement d'horlogerie.The use of such control means increases the mysterious effect of the watch while increasing the readability of the second display device in a watch according to the invention. Indeed, the second indicator members are thus never obscured by the control means whatever their position. The invention also relates to control means intended in particular to equip a watch according to the invention, characterized in that they comprise a rod of which at least a part is made of a transparent material. According to an advantageous characteristic of the control means, the rod comprises two parts made respectively of a transparent synthetic material and of a metallic material and in that the part made of a synthetic material is intended to cooperate with a crown while the part made of metallic material is intended, for example, to cooperate with a watch movement.
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description qui suit de modes de réalisation de l'invention donnés à titre purement illustratif et non limitatif, cette description étant faite en liaison avec le dessin dans lequel: la figure 1 est une vue de dessus d'un premier mode de réalisation d'une montre selon l'invention; - la figure 2 est une coupe selon la ligne II-II représentant un premier mode de réalisation de la montre de la figure 1; la figure 3 est une coupe selon la ligne III-III représentant un deuxième mode de réalisation de la montre de la figure 1; et la figure 4 est une vue de côté partiellement coupée des moyens de commande destinés notamment à équiper une montre selon l'invention.Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear more clearly on reading the following description of embodiments of the invention given purely by way of illustration and not limiting, this description being made in conjunction with the drawing in which: Figure 1 is a top view of a first embodiment of a watch according to the invention; - Figure 2 is a section along line II-II showing a first embodiment of the watch of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a section along line III-III showing a second embodiment of the watch of Figure 1; and Figure 4 is a partially cut side view of the control means intended in particular to equip a watch according to the invention.
En se référant tout d'abord aux figures 1 et 2 on voit une montre-bracelet selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention désignée par la référence numérique générale 1.Referring first to Figures 1 and 2 we see a wristwatch according to a first embodiment of the invention designated by the general reference numeral 1.
La montre 1 comprend, de façon connue en soi, une boîte 2 comprenant une carrure 4 fermée par un fond 6, par exemple vissé, et une glace 8 pour définir un logement 10 dans lequel est monté un premier dispositif d'affichageWatch 1 comprises, in a manner known per se, a box 2 comprising a middle part 4 closed by a bottom 6, for example screwed, and a crystal 8 to define a housing 10 in which is mounted a first display device
12.12.
Le premier dispositif d'affichage 12 comprend des premiers moyens d'entraînement constitué, dans l'exemple décrit, par un mouvement d'horlogerie 13. Le mouvement 13 peut être mécanique ou électronique et a été représenté ici par un simple boîtier pour des raisons de simplification.The first display device 12 comprises first drive means constituted, in the example described, by a clockwork movement 13. The movement 13 can be mechanical or electronic and has been represented here by a simple case for reasons of simplification.
Le mouvement 13 est surmonté d'un cadran 14 qui coopère avec des premiers organes indicateurs constitués par des aiguilles respectivement des heures 18 et des minutes 20. Le cadran 14 est muni d'un premier tour d'heures 22 coaxial au centre du premier mouvement 13 avec lequel coopèrent les aiguilles 18 et 20 en affichant l'heure sur douze heures. Le mouvement 13 est logé dans la partie supérieure du logement 10 de la boîte 2 et est maintenu dans ce dernier à l'aide de moyens de fixation 24.The movement 13 is surmounted by a dial 14 which cooperates with first indicator members constituted by 18 hour and 20 minute hands respectively. The dial 14 is provided with a first hour turn 22 coaxial in the center of the first movement 13 with which the hands 18 and 20 cooperate by displaying the time over twelve hours. The movement 13 is housed in the upper part of the housing 10 of the box 2 and is maintained in the latter by means of fixing means 24.
Selon une caractéristique de l'invention, les moyens de fixation 24 sont réalisés en un matériau transparent et comprennent deux anneaux plans 26 et 28, parallèles au plan du cadran 14, qui s'étendent entre le mouvement 13 et le pourtour intérieur de la carrure 2. Plus précisément, les bords intérieurs 26a et 28a des anneaux 26 et 28 reposent respectivement sur des épaulements 30 et 32 d'une bague de suspension 34 du mouvement 13. Le bord intérieur 26a est maintenu contre 1 ' epaulement 30 par une lunette 36 montée à cran sur la bague 34, la lunette 36 jouant également le rôle de maintien du cadran 14. Le bord intérieur 28a est quant à lui maintenu contre l' epaulement 32 par une plaque de soutien 38 fixée sur la bague de suspension 34 par exemple par des vis (non représentées) . Le bord extérieur 26b de l'anneau 26 est maintenu entre un premier epaulement 40 d'une première bague entretoise 42 et un epaulement 44 ménagé dans la face intérieure de la carrure 2 contre lequel repose la bague entretoise 42. D'autre part, le bord extérieur 28b de l'anneau 28 est maintenu entre un deuxième epaulement 46 de la bague entretoise 42 et une face frontale 48 d'une deuxième bague entretoise 50 dont la face frontale opposée 52 est appuyée contre le fond 6.According to a characteristic of the invention, the fixing means 24 are made of a transparent material and comprise two flat rings 26 and 28, parallel to the plane of the dial 14, which extend between the movement 13 and the inner periphery of the middle part 2. More specifically, the inner edges 26a and 28a of the rings 26 and 28 respectively rest on shoulders 30 and 32 of a suspension ring 34 of the movement 13. The inner edge 26a is held against the shoulder 30 by a telescope 36 mounted on a notch on the ring 34, the bezel 36 also playing the role of holding the dial 14. The inner edge 28a is itself held against the shoulder 32 by a support plate 38 fixed on the suspension ring 34 for example by screws (not shown). The outer edge 26b of the ring 26 is held between a first shoulder 40 of a first spacer ring 42 and a shoulder 44 formed in the inner face of the middle part 2 against which the spacer ring 42 rests. On the other hand, the outer edge 28b of the ring 28 is held between a second shoulder 46 of the spacer ring 42 and a front face 48 of a second spacer ring 50 whose opposite front face 52 is pressed against the bottom 6.
On notera également que selon des caractéristiques de l'invention, le diamètre extérieur de la bague de suspension 34 et le diamètre intérieur de la carrure 4 présentent des dimensions telles qu'il subsiste un espace 51 entre ces deux éléments de structure de la montre de 1' invention.It will also be noted that according to characteristics of the invention, the outside diameter of the suspension ring 34 and the inside diameter of the middle part 4 have dimensions such that there remains a space 51 between these two structural elements of the watch. 1 invention.
On comprendra que les moyens de fixation 24 ne sont pas limités à ceux qui viennent d'être décrits et que ces moyens de fixation peuvent, selon des variantes d'exécution, ne comprendre par exemple qu'un seul anneau en matériau transparent ou encore une bague transparente pleine à -la place du ou des deux anneaux décrits plus haut .It will be understood that the fixing means 24 are not limited to those which have just been described and that these fixing means may, according to variant embodiments, comprise for example only one ring made of transparent material or else a transparent ring full instead of the one or two rings described above.
La montre selon l'invention comprend en outre un deuxième dispositif d'affichage 52 comprenant des organes indicateurs constitués par des aiguilles 54, 56 et 57 indiquant, dans l'exemple décrit, respectivement les heures, les minutes et les secondes sur un tour d'heures de vingt quatre heures 58 ménagé sur la surface supérieure de la carrure 2 et des deuxièmes moyens d'entraînement 60 des deuxièmes organes indicateurs 54, 56, et 57.The watch according to the invention further comprises a second display device 52 comprising indicator members constituted by hands 54, 56 and 57 indicating, in the example described, the hours, minutes and seconds respectively on a revolution d 'twenty-four hour 58 hours formed on the upper surface of the middle part 2 and of the second drive means 60 of the second indicator members 54, 56, and 57.
Dans ce mode de réalisation, les deuxièmes moyens d'entraînement 60 sont constitués par un deuxième mouvement d'horlogerie et les organes indicateurs 54, 56 et 57, coaxiaux aux premiers organes indicateurs 18, 20, se déplacent au dessus d'un cadran 62 qui, par exemple, peut être décoré.In this embodiment, the second drive means 60 are constituted by a second clockwork movement and the indicator members 54, 56 and 57, coaxial with the first indicator members 18, 20, move above a dial 62 which, for example, can be decorated.
Le deuxième mouvement 60 est disposé entre le premier mouvement 13 et le fond 6 de sorte que les premiers et deuxièmes organes indicateurs respectivement 18, 20 et 54, 56, 57 s'étendent dans deux plans différents superposés. Le deuxième mouvement 60 est maintenu en position de façon classique dans un cercle d'emboîtage 64 qui est lui-même bloqué entre le fond et un epaulement 66 ménagé à l'intérieur de la bague entretoise 50. Une garniture d'étanchéité 69 est par ailleurs prévue dans une rainure annulaire 71 délimitée par le cercle d'emboîtage 64, la bague entretoise 50 et le fond 6.The second movement 60 is disposed between the first movement 13 and the bottom 6 so that the first and second indicator members 18, 20 and 54, 56, 57 respectively extend in two different superposed planes. The second movement 60 is maintained in position in a conventional manner in a casing circle 64 which is itself blocked between the bottom and a shoulder 66 formed inside the spacer ring 50. A seal 69 is by elsewhere provided in an annular groove 71 delimited by the casing ring 64, the spacer ring 50 and the bottom 6.
Les aiguilles 54, 56 et 57 reliées au deuxième mouvement 60 ont une longueur telle que leur extrémité 54a, 56a et 57a s'étend en regard de l'espace situé entre le mouvement 13 et la carrure 4 si bien que les aiguilles sont visibles depuis la face supérieure de la montre en transparence à travers la glace 8 et les anneaux 26, 28. On obtient ainsi une montre, présentant un aspect inhabituel, qui comprend deux dispositifs d'affichage 12 et 52 pouvant être facilement lus simultanément par l'utilisateur depuis une même face de la montre. Les premier et deuxième mouvements 13 et 60 comprennent respectivement des moyens de commande 68 et 70 des premier et deuxième dispositifs d'affichage 12 et 52 qui sont accessibles depuis l'extérieur de la boîte 2 et qui s' étendent à travers la carrure 4.The hands 54, 56 and 57 connected to the second movement 60 have a length such that their end 54a, 56a and 57a extends opposite the space between movement 13 and the middle part 4 so that the needles are visible from the upper face of the watch in transparency through the glass 8 and the rings 26, 28. This gives a watch, having an unusual appearance, which comprises two display devices 12 and 52 which can be easily read simultaneously by the user from the same face of the watch. The first and second movements 13 and 60 respectively comprise control means 68 and 70 of the first and second display devices 12 and 52 which are accessible from outside the box 2 and which extend through the middle part 4.
Les premier moyens de commande 68 comprennent une couronne 72 vissée sur une tige 74 s'étendant dans un tubeThe first control means 68 comprise a crown 72 screwed onto a rod 74 extending in a tube
76 chassé dans la carrure 4 pour coopérer avec le dispositif de mise à l'heure (non représenté) du mouvement 13.76 driven into the middle part 4 to cooperate with the time setting device (not shown) of the movement 13.
Selon une caractéristique avantageuse de l'invention, la partie de la tige 74 qui s'étend entre la carrure 4 et le mouvement 13 et qui est visible depuis 1 ' extérieur de la boîte 2, c'est à dire se trouvant en regard de l'espace situé entre le mouvement 13 et la carrure 4, est réalisée dans un matériau transparent.According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the part of the rod 74 which extends between the middle part 4 and the movement 13 and which is visible from the outside of the box 2, that is to say lying opposite the space between movement 13 and middle part 4 is made of a transparent material.
Comme cela ressort en particulier de la figure 4, la tige 74 présente deux parties 78 et 80 réalisées respectivement en un matériau synthétique transparent et en un matériau métallique.As can be seen in particular from FIG. 4, the rod 74 has two parts 78 and 80 made respectively of a transparent synthetic material and of a metallic material.
La partie 78 en matériau synthétique transparent comprend une première section cylindrique 78a qui se prolonge par une deuxième section cylindrique 78b filetée ayant un diamètre inférieur à celui de la première section 78a et sur laquelle est vissée la couronne 72. La partie 80 en matériau métallique, partiellement surmoulée avec la partie 78, coopère avec le dispositif de mise à l'heure (non représenté) du mouvement 13.The part 78 of transparent synthetic material comprises a first cylindrical section 78a which is extended by a second threaded cylindrical section 78b having a diameter less than that of the first section 78a and on which the crown 72 is screwed. The part 80 of metallic material, partially overmolded with part 78, cooperates with the time-setting device (not shown) of movement 13.
Un matériau synthétique particulièrement approprié pour la réalisation de la partie 78 peut être choisi parmi les polycarbonates transparents.A synthetic material which is particularly suitable for making part 78 can be chosen from transparent polycarbonates.
On notera toutefois à ce propos que la tige 74 peut aussi selon une variante de réalisation être formée en une seule pièce à partir d'un matériau synthétique transparent.However, it should be noted in this connection that the rod 74 can also, according to an alternative embodiment, be formed in one piece from a transparent synthetic material.
En se référant particulièrement à la figure 2, on voit que, de façon avantageuse, la partie 78 de la tige 74 des moyens de commande est partiellement guidée dans le sens de la hauteur par les anneaux 26 et 28.With particular reference to FIG. 2, it can be seen that, advantageously, the part 78 of the rod 74 control means is partially guided in the height direction by the rings 26 and 28.
Les deuxième moyens de commande 70 sont classiques et comprennent par exemple une couronne 82 vissée sur une tige 84 s'étendant à travers la carrure 4 dans un tube 86 chassé dans celle-ci pour coopérer avec le dispositif de mise à l'heure (non représenté) du mouvement 60.The second control means 70 are conventional and include, for example, a crown 82 screwed onto a rod 84 extending through the middle part 4 in a tube 86 driven therein to cooperate with the time-setting device (not shown) of movement 60.
En se référant maintenant à la figure 3, on voit un deuxième mode de réalisation d'une montre selon l'invention dans lequel les mêmes éléments que ceux représentés aux figures 1 et 2 sont désignés par les mêmes références numériques.Referring now to Figure 3, there is shown a second embodiment of a watch according to the invention in which the same elements as those shown in Figures 1 and 2 are designated by the same reference numerals.
A la différence du premier mode de réalisation, un deuxième dispositif d'affichage 89 est aussi constitué notamment du premier mouvement 13 qui est dans ce cas un mouvement dit double face. La deuxième face du mouvement 13 est également surmontée d'un deuxième cadran 90 maintenu par une deuxième lunette 92 montée à cran sur la bague de suspension 34 et visible à travers une glace 94 formant la partie centrale du fond 6. Un tel mode de réalisation permet d'obtenir une montre de moindre épaisseur tout en augmentant le caractère original de la montre.Unlike the first embodiment, a second display device 89 also consists in particular of the first movement 13 which is in this case a so-called double-sided movement. The second face of the movement 13 is also surmounted by a second dial 90 held by a second bezel 92 mounted on the suspension ring 34 and visible through a glass 94 forming the central part of the base 6. Such an embodiment makes it possible to obtain a thinner watch while increasing the original character of the watch.
Il ressort de la description qui précède que la montre selon l'invention utilise de manière avantageuse des éléments de construction simples et peu coûteux et qui par ailleurs ne nécessitent pas de grandes modifications de la boîte.It emerges from the above description that the watch according to the invention advantageously uses simple and inexpensive construction elements which, moreover, do not require large modifications to the case.
On comprendra bien entendu que l'invention n'est pas limitée à la description des modes de réalisation qui précède et que de nombreuses variantes pourront apparaître à l'homme du métier sans sortir du cadre de l'invention définie par les revendications annexées. On pourrait par exemple également prévoir que le premier dispositif d'affichage 12 ne soit pas une mouvement d'horlogerie mais un compteur de coups pour le jeu de golf ou pour tout autre jeu analogue et que le deuxième dispositif affiche l'heure standard. It will of course be understood that the invention is not limited to the description of the preceding embodiments and that many variants may appear to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention defined by the appended claims. One could for example also provide that the first display device 12 is not a clockwork but a stroke counter for the game of golf or for all another analog game and that the second device displays the standard time.

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1. Montre comprenant une boîte (2) comportant une carrure (4), une glace (8) et un fond (6) délimitant un logement (10) dans lequel sont disposés un premier dispositif d'affichage (12) comportant des premiers organes indicateurs (18, 20) et des premiers moyens d'entraînement (13) desdits premiers organes indicateurs1. Watch comprising a box (2) comprising a middle part (4), a crystal (8) and a base (6) delimiting a housing (10) in which are arranged a first display device (12) comprising first members indicators (18, 20) and first drive means (13) of said first indicator members
(18, 20) , et des moyens de fixation (24) dudit premier dispositif d'affichage (12), caractérisée en ce que ledit premier dispositif d'affichage (12) et ladite carrure (4) présentent des dimensions telles qu'il subsiste un espace(18, 20), and fixing means (24) of said first display device (12), characterized in that said first display device (12) and said middle part (4) have dimensions such that it a space remains
(51) entre les deux (12, 4), en ce que lesdits moyens de fixation (24) sont réalisés dans un matériau transparent, en ce que la montre comprend en outre des deuxièmes organes indicateurs (54, 56, 57) qui s'étendent au moins partiellement en regard dudit espace (51) situé entre ledit premier dispositif d'affichage (12) et ladite carrure (4) et en ce que les premiers et deuxièmes organes indicateurs (18, 20; 54, 56, 57) s'étendent dans des plans différents. (51) between the two (12, 4), in that said fixing means (24) are made of a transparent material, in that the watch further comprises second indicator members (54, 56, 57) which s 'extend at least partially opposite said space (51) located between said first display device (12) and said middle part (4) and in that the first and second indicator members (18, 20; 54, 56, 57) extend in different planes.
2. Montre selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte un deuxième dispositif d'affichage2. Watch according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a second display device
(52) comprenant des deuxièmes moyens d'entraînement (60), disposés entre ledit premier dispositif d'affichage (12) et le fond (6), pour entraîner lesdits deuxièmes organes indicateurs (54, 56, 57) .(52) comprising second drive means (60), disposed between said first display device (12) and the bottom (6), for driving said second indicator members (54, 56, 57).
3. Montre selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que lesdits deuxièmes organes indicateurs (54, 56, 57) sont reliés auxdits premiers moyens d'entraînement (13).3. Watch according to claim 1, characterized in that said second indicator members (54, 56, 57) are connected to said first drive means (13).
4. Montre selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3 comprenant en outre des moyens de commande (68) dudit premier dispositif d'affichage (12) accessibles depuis l'extérieur de ladite boîte (2) et s'étendant à travers ladite carrure (4), caractérisée en ce qu'au moins la partie desdits moyens de commande (68) qui s'étend entre ladite carrure (4) et ledit premier dispositif d'affichage (12) est réalisée en un matériau transparent.4. Watch according to one of claims 1 to 3 further comprising control means (68) of said first display device (12) accessible from outside of said box (2) and extending through said middle (4), characterized in that at least the part of said control means (68) which extends between said middle (4) and said first display device (12) is made of a transparent material.
5. Montre selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que lesdits moyens de commande (68) comprennent une tige (78) ayant deux parties (78, 80) réalisées respectivement en un matériau synthétique et en un matériau métallique, et en ce que ladite partie (78) en un matériau synthétique coopère avec une couronne (72) tandis que la partie (80) en un matériau métallique coopère avec ledit premier dispositif d'affichage (12) .5. Watch according to claim 4, characterized in that said control means (68) comprise a rod (78) having two parts (78, 80) made respectively of a synthetic material and a metallic material, and in that said part (78) of synthetic material cooperates with a crown (72) while part (80) of metallic material cooperates with said first display device (12).
6. Montre selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisée en ce que lesdits moyens de fixation (24) comprennent un anneau (26) s'étendant entre ledit premier dispositif d'affichage (12) et le pourtour intérieur de la carrure (4), le bord intérieur (26a) dudit anneau (26) maintenant ledit premier dispositif d'affichage (12) et le bord extérieur (26b) dudit anneau (26) étant maintenu dans la carrure (4) .6. Watch according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said fixing means (24) comprise a ring (26) extending between said first display device (12) and the inner periphery of the middle part (4), the inner edge (26a) of said ring (26) holding said first display device (12) and the outer edge (26b) of said ring (26) being held in the middle part (4).
7. Montre selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que lesdits moyens de fixation (24) comprennent en outre un deuxième anneau (28) dont le bord intérieur (28a) maintient ledit premier dispositif d'affichage (12) et dont le bord extérieur (28b) est maintenu dans la carrure (4) . 7. Watch according to claim 6, characterized in that said fixing means (24) further comprises a second ring (28) whose inner edge (28a) holds said first display device (12) and whose outer edge (28b) is held in the middle part (4).
8. Montre selon la revendication 7, caractérisée en ce que lesdits moyens de commande (68) sont guidés en partie dans lesdits moyens de fixation (4) et s'étendent entre lesdits deux anneaux (26, 28) .8. Watch according to claim 7, characterized in that said control means (68) are partly guided in said fixing means (4) and extend between said two rings (26, 28).
9. Montre selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 et 4 à 8, caractérisée en ce que ledit fond (6) comprend au moins une partie (94) réalisée en un matériau transparent qui se trouve en regard de l'espace (51) situé entre ledit premier dispositif d'affichage (12) et ladiçe carrure (4) . 9. Watch according to any one of claims 3 and 4 to 8, characterized in that said base (6) comprises at least one part (94) made of a transparent material which is located opposite the space (51) located between said first display device (12) and the middle part (4).
10. Montre selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que lesdits premiers moyens d'entraînement (13) comprennent un premier mouvement d'horlogerie.10. Watch according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first drive means (13) comprise a first clockwork movement.
11. Montre selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 10, caractérisée en ce que lesdits deuxièmes moyens d'entraînement (60) comprennent un deuxième mouvement d'horlogerie.11. Watch according to any one of claims 2 to 10, characterized in that said second drive means (60) comprise a second clockwork movement.
12. Montre selon la revendication 11, caractérisée en ce que ledit premier dispositif d'affichage est associé à un cadran s'étendant au-dessus du premier mouvement et en ce que ledit deuxième dispositif d'affichage est un affichage horaire qui est associé à un tour d'heures ménagé à la périphérie de la carrure.12. Watch according to claim 11, characterized in that said first display device is associated with a dial extending above the first movement and in that said second display device is a time display which is associated with a lap of hours arranged at the periphery of the middle.
13. Moyens de commande d'un dispositif d'affichage, caractérisés en ce qu'ils comprennent une tige dont au moins une partie est réalisée en un matériau transparent.13. Control means for a display device, characterized in that they comprise a rod of which at least a part is made of a transparent material.
14. Moyens de commande selon la revendication 13, caractérisés en ce que la tige (74) comporte deux parties réalisées (78, 80) respectivement en un matériau synthétique transparent et en un matériau métallique et en ce que la partie (78) en un matériau synthétique est destinée à coopérer avec une couronne (72) tandis que la partie (80) en un matériau métallique est destinée à coopérer avec un mouvement d'horlogerie (13; 60).14. Control means according to claim 13, characterized in that the rod (74) comprises two parts made (78, 80) respectively of a transparent synthetic material and a metallic material and in that the part (78) in one synthetic material is intended to cooperate with a crown (72) while the part (80) made of a metallic material is intended to cooperate with a clockwork movement (13; 60).
15. Moyens de commande selon la revendication 15, caractérisés en ce que le matériau synthétique est du polycarbonate. 15. Control means according to claim 15, characterized in that the synthetic material is polycarbonate.
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