Classifications

• • 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
  • G04B3/045—Storing the operating element, also bringing it out of storage
• • 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
  • G04B37/08—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits
  • G04B37/10—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits of winding stems

Definitions

• the present invention relates to an adjustment unit for clock dial, a watch provided with the adjustment unit and a control method.
• the invention will find its application for any type of clock requiring adjustment means and in particular for watches.
• a crown is provided by dial to adjust.
• the crown is movable in translation and can then be rotated.
• the translation step is often difficult because the crown is small and slightly embedded in the case of the watch.
• the present invention relates to an adjustment unit for clock dial comprising at least one adjusting ring adapted to take at least two positions: a setting position in which it is able to adjust the dial and an inactive position where she is not able to adjust the dial.
• the adjustment unit comprises means for ejecting the adjusting ring from the inactive position to the setting position.
• the adjustment unit further comprises control means arranged to control locking means for locking the adjusting ring in an inactive position.
• the adjustment unit according to the invention allows a great ease of use: the adjusting ring is very easily activated thanks to the ejection means advantageously controlled by the control means. Thus, the user does not need to perform a movement in translation on the adjusting ring to move it to a position of adjustment, since this translation is automatic thanks to the ejection means.
• the adjustment unit according to the invention is adapted to be integrated into a watch case.
• the adjusting ring is advantageously embedded in the case of the watch so as to be inaccessible in the inactive position.
• the control means are visible and accessible to the user so that they can be easily actuated which leads to the ejection of the adjusting ring which is then in the adjustment position adapted to adjust the dial of the watch.
• This adjustment unit according to the invention is all the more advantageous when there are several dials to adjust. According to this possibility, a single control means is sufficient to activate two or more adjustment rings each corresponding to a dial. In this way, the risk for the user to hurt or catch are limited, the adjustment crowns being inaccessible in the inactive position and only the control means being in relief on the watch.
• the invention further relates to a method of setting a watch dial by means of the adjustment unit described above.
• the present invention relates to a unit for adjusting at least one clock face comprising at least one adjusting ring adapted to take at least two positions, including an adjustment position in which it is able to adjust the dial and an inactive position characterized in that it comprises means for ejecting the adjusting ring from the inactive position to the setting position.
• the adjustment unit is such that:
• locking means and control means arranged to control locking means intended to lock the adjusting ring in an inactive position
• control means are movable in rotation
• control means are movable in translation
• the control means comprise a ring provided with a projection.
• the locking means are movable in translation - the locking means comprise a bolt whose one end is intended to cooperate with the adjusting ring and a second end is intended to cooperate with the control means,
• the first end of the locking means comprises a projection adapted to cooperate with a groove formed at the periphery of the adjusting ring, - the second end of the locking means comprises an inclined stop adapted to cooperate with the projection of the control means.
• the elastic means are able to return the locking means to a position suitable for locking the adjusting ring
• the ejection means comprise a spring mounted between an abutment and the adjusting ring
• the ring is movable in two directions of rotation, each direction of rotation actuating one of the locking means
• the invention further relates to a watch comprising a control unit as described above.
• the watch is such that the adjusting ring, in the inactive position, is embedded in the volume of the watch so as to be inaccessible.
• the invention also relates to a method for adjusting at least one clock face comprising: the actuation in rotation of a control means,
• Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of the adjustment unit according to the invention in a watch with two dials.
• Figures 2 and 3 show the control ring respectively a rear view and a longitudinal sectional view.
• Figures 4 and 5 show the bayonet for fixing the control ring respectively in a front perspective view and a side view.
• FIG. 6 represents a perspective view of the locking means according to the invention.
• Figures 7 and 8 show the adjusting ring respectively in side view and in longitudinal section showing the ejection means.
• Figures 9 and 10 show the sealing tube of the adjusting ring respectively in perspective from the front and in longitudinal section.
• Figures 1 1 and 12 show longitudinal sectional views of the adjusting ring in its sealing tube and ejection means respectively in an inactive position and adjustment.
• Figures 13 to 22 show the cooperation of the elements of the control unit during their actuation.
• Figures 13, 15, 17, 19, 21 show the side view adjustment unit.
• FIGS. 1 and 13 to 22 show the adjustment unit in view from above.
• the adjustment unit according to the invention is shown in FIGS. 1 and 13 to 22 integrated in a watch case 1.
• the adjustment unit is also intended for other types of clocks.
• the adjustment unit comprises at least one adjusting ring 3, control means, locking means 6 and ejection means 4.
• the adjusting ring 3 is able to adjust at least one dial 2.
• the term crown means a manipulable member, notched or not, and ensuring the adjustment of at least one parameter of the watch or any other device watchmaking.
• the watch 1 comprises two dials 2 each intended to indicate different information: different times, date and time ...
• the display of information in the dial can be from type needles or LCD screen.
• the adjustment unit preferably comprises two adjusting crowns 3 each corresponding to the setting of a dial 2 and single control means.
• the control means are operable by the user so as to control the locking means 6.
• the locking means 6 cooperate with the adjusting ring 3 so as to keep it locked in an inactive position.
• the ejection means 4 are intended to eject the adjusting ring 3, when the locking means 6 have released it to move it from an inactive position to a setting position.
• the adjusting ring 3 is able to adjust at least one dial 2.
• the adjusting ring 3 In the inactive position, the adjusting ring 3 is not adapted to adjust a dial 2. Alternatively, in the inactive position, the adjusting ring 3 may be able to adjust a dial but is not accessible to the user to make the adjustment.
• the adjusting ring 3 when the adjusting ring 3 is in an inactive position, it is integrated in a case of the watch 1 so as to be embedded in the volume of the housing to avoid any risk of attachment, as shown in Figures 14 and 22.
• the control means are preferably operable in rotation. Additionally or alternatively, the control means can be movable in translation, so as to be remote or close to the watch case 1.
• the control means are formed by a ring 5 advantageously mounted on a bayonet 14.
• the crown 5 advantageously comprises at least one projection 7 intended to cooperate with the locking means 6.
• the ring 5 comprises two projections 7, each intended to cooperate with locking means 6.
• the projection 7 is formed preferably by a cylindrical axis.
• the ring 5 advantageously has a mobility in a rotation of 30 ° left and 30 ° right relative to a rest position. In the rest position, the crown 5 is not active.
• the rotation of the ring 5, in a first direction of rotation, to the right for example, causes the unlocking and the transition to the active position of at least one adjusting ring preferably located laterally to the right of the ring 5.
• the rotation of the ring 5, in a second direction of rotation, to the left for example, causes the unlocking and the transition to the active position of at least one adjusting ring preferably located laterally to the left of the ring 5
• Each adjusting ring is preferably rotatable at an angle of rotation of 360 °.
• the locking means 6 are formed by a bolt, preferably movable in translation, between the control means and the adjusting ring 3.
• the bolt comprises, at a first end, a projection 8 adapted to cooperate with the adjusting ring 3 so as to lock.
• an inclined abutment 11 is adapted to cooperate with the projection 7 of the crown 5.
• the bolt advantageously comprises a housing 13 intended to receive a stop 12 formed in the case of the watch and elastic means 10 such as a spring , intended to return the bolt to a position suitable for locking the adjusting ring 3.
• the adjusting ring 3 comprises in its lower part, a groove 9 intended to receive the projection 8 of the locking means 6.
• the groove 9 is formed on the entire periphery of the adjusting ring 3.
• the groove 9 is arranged so that the insertion of the projection 8 of the locking means 6 is facilitated.
• the groove 9 comprises an inclined plane 24 on which the projection 8 slides to fit into the groove 9.
• the projection 8 also has an inclined plane adapted to cooperate with the inclined plane 24 of the groove 9 .
• the inside of the groove 9 is formed, preferably, by straight planes preventing the stop 8 from emerging from the groove 9 without being deliberately displaced by a translation of the locking means 6.
• the adjusting ring 3 comprises a trunk 25 adapted to receive the ejection means 4.
• the ejection means 4 comprise a spring and a spring stop 19 so that the spring is in a compression state when the ring of setting 3 is in an inactive position as shown in FIG. 1 1 and that the spring is in the relaxed position when the adjusting ring 3 is in a setting position as shown in Figure 12.
• the adjusting ring 3 cooperates with a sealing tube 17 so that when the adjustment unit according to the invention is inserted in a watch 1, it can be sealed.
• the sealing tube 17 is composed of a trunk of complementary shape of the trunk 25 of the adjusting ring 3 and a lining 18 in the upper portion of the trunk of the sealing tube 17 so as to cooperate with the trunk 25. to form a seal.
• the adjusting rings 3 are embedded in the housing so as not to be accessible and only the crown 5 of the control means is accessible to the user.
• the ring 5 is disposed between two adjusting rings 3.
• the ring 5 is central, the two setting rings 3 are lateral.
• Figures 13 and 14 when the user wishes to adjust a dial 2, it actuates the ring 5 in the direction of rotation facing the adjusting ring 3 that it wishes to unlock.
• the rotation of the ring 5 causes a rotation of the projection 7, integral with the ring, which moves along the inclined stop 1 1 of the locking means 6.
• the ejection means 4 comprising a spring compressed between the adjusting ring 3 and a stop 19 eject the adjusting ring 3 from its inactive position embedded in the watch case 1 to an active position where it is accessible for adjustment. of the dial 2.
• the user releases the force exerted on the ring 5, the spring of the elastic means 10 relaxes bringing the bolt, by a translation oriented towards the adjusting ring 3, in a position adapted to lock the crown setting 3.
• the projection 7 slides along the inclined stop 1 1 so as to bring the ring 5 back to its initial position.
• FIGS. 19 and 20 when the user has finished adjusting the dial 2, he exerts a pressure on the adjusting ring 3 so as to oppose the ejection means 4 and to fit the adjusting ring 3 in the case of the watch 1.
• the inclined plane 24 of the groove 9 comes into contact protrusion 8 which advantageously also has an inclined plane so as to facilitate the positioning of the projection 8 in the groove 9, Figures 21 and 22.

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