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EP0312857B1
EP0312857B1 EP88116632A EP88116632A EP0312857B1 EP 0312857 B1 EP0312857 B1 EP 0312857B1 EP 88116632 A EP88116632 A EP 88116632A EP 88116632 A EP88116632 A EP 88116632A EP 0312857 B1 EP0312857 B1 EP 0312857B1
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  • the present invention relates to a watch according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • quartz-controlled clockworks with at least one contact arranged in the interior of the housing, which is used, for example, to define the functions of the clock and / or to set the exact time.
  • buttons or pushbuttons are generally provided, which can be actuated safely and without auxiliary means.
  • Such pushers should have certain minimum dimensions. While the buttons or pushers protruding from the side of the case, like a conventional winding crown, for example in men's wristwatches, hardly have a disturbing effect and are also comparatively easy to implement from a technical point of view, small and / or flat movements, such as those for women's wristwatches, not only have buttons that protrude laterally aesthetically disturbing, but are also difficult to accommodate and operate because of the small size of the housing on the one hand and the minimum dimensions of the handle on the other.
  • certain disadvantages of an aesthetic and technical nature have been eliminated, this has to be done with other disadvantages.
  • the button is in constant contact with the wearer's skin and thus exposed to dirt. If the handle is flush with the outer surface of the housing base, the risk of contamination is lower, but a pointed object is required to operate the handle.
  • the proposed watch has the features described in the characterizing part of patent claim 1.
  • a push button which penetrates the bottom of the housing to actuate the contact, this can be actuated by pressing the housing without being normally visible.
  • the container can be formed by an additional, cup-shaped part in the manner of an outer case, in which the watch case is supported on a compression spring. This cup-shaped part can completely enclose the actual watch case with the exception of the viewing window.
  • the container can also be formed by a depression which is adapted to the shape of the housing and is formed in a base part, for example made of glass, crystal or artificial stone.
  • the watch Since the watch has no protruding parts at all, one can speak of a "crownless" watch, so to speak, because the push button that penetrates the bottom of the case or the flexible membrane that forms the bottom of the case is normally not visible at all.
  • the clock 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has a housing 11 with a central part 12, a base 13 sprinkled onto the central part 12 and with a watch glass 14 inserted on the opposite side.
  • a battery-operated, quartz-controlled clockwork 15 is arranged in the housing 11.
  • This clockwork 15 equipped with a stepping motor, not shown, drives pointer 16, which together with a dial 17 form an analog display visible through the watch glass 14.
  • a contact spring 18 for setting purposes, which can be actuated by a pusher 19 which is displaceably mounted in a chuck 20 pressed into the base 13.
  • the entire housing 11 with the clockwork 15 is slidably embedded in a container, here in the form of a recess 21 in a base part 22.
  • the base part 22 can be designed as a central part of a jewelry wristwatch, but also as a base of a table clock.
  • the container can also be formed by a cup-shaped outer housing part (indicated by dashed lines in Fig. 1 and designated 22 '), which encloses the housing with the exception of the watch glass 14.
  • the housing 11 is supported on the bottom 23 of the recess 21 via an annular and corrugated leaf spring 24 which engages on the circumference of the bottom 13. So that the housing is caught in the recess 21 and its rest position remains defined, a stop ring 25 is removably clamped in the recess 21 and cooperates with a shoulder 26 (FIG. 2) formed on the central part 12.
  • the stop ring 25 is provided with an outwardly open circumferential groove 27, in which an O-ring 28 is arranged, which supplies the clamping force required for clamping the stop ring 25.
  • this push button can also be arranged to penetrate the bottom 13, for example, at the point diametrically opposite the push button 19. Then all that is required to actuate one or the other pusher is to exert pressure on the watch glass at the point corresponding to the pusher to be actuated.
  • the push button 19 is, so to speak, invisible and, despite its small dimensions, can be actuated easily.
  • the base part is made of a decorative, transparent or translucent, but very brittle material, for example made of glass, crystal, or a semi-precious stone, into which a depression, such as the depression 21, can be incorporated without great difficulty, is omitted in the case of the proposed one Watch drilling a hole or the like opening into the recess for passing the pusher.
  • the wave-shaped leaf spring 24 can thereby prevent loss be assured that it is anchored at a point on the bottom 23 of the recess or the bottom 13 of the housing 11, for example by gluing.
  • the housing 11 is arranged in a two-part outer housing 22 ', consisting of a ring part 29 spanning the central part 12 of the housing and from a base part 30 blown onto the ring part 29. Furthermore, the bottom 13 of the housing is largely formed by an elastically bendable membrane 31, which is clamped tightly to the lower end face of the middle part 12 by means of a snap ring 32.
  • the outer diameter of the snap ring 32 corresponds to the outer diameter of the middle part 12 and is in any case chosen such that the housing 11 is mounted in a sliding fit in the recess 21 formed by the outer housing 22 '.
  • the membrane 31 rests with its central region on a raised portion 33 which extends from the bottom part 30 into the interior of the recess 21. Finally, a longitudinal groove 34 is formed on the circumference of the middle part 12, into which a pin 35 pressed into the circumferential wall of the ring part engages. So that the housing 11 is secured against rotation with respect to the outer housing 22 'and "wiping movements" of the membrane 31 on the elevation 33 are avoided. If the contact 18, which is only indicated schematically here, is to be actuated, a pressure in the direction of the arrow 36 is sufficient which is sufficient to overcome the action of the spring 24: the Membrane 31 is pressed through and actuates the contact 18, which is only indicated schematically, with its side facing clockwork 15.
  • FIG. 3 has the advantage that it allows a flatter design if it is intended for a wristwatch, for example.
  • the housing 11 of the embodiment of FIG. 3 can also be built into a recess in a base part, provided that the bottom of this recess is provided with an elevation which is capable of pressing the membrane against the housing 31 bend so far that the contact 18 is actuated.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Uhr gemäss dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruches 1.The present invention relates to a watch according to the preamble of claim 1.

Es ist bekannt, quarzgesteuerte Uhrwerke mit mindestens einem im Inneren des Gehäuses angeordneten Kontakt zu versehen, der beispielsweise dazu dient, die Funktionen der Uhr festzulegen und/oder die genaue Zeit einzustellen.It is known to provide quartz-controlled clockworks with at least one contact arranged in the interior of the housing, which is used, for example, to define the functions of the clock and / or to set the exact time.

Um solche Kontakte zu betätigen, sind in der Regel Drücker oder Taster vorgesehen, die sicher und ohne Hilfsmittel betätigbar sind. Solche Drücker sollten bestimmte Mindestabmessungen aufweisen. Während die seitlich etwa wie eine herkömmliche Aufzugskrone vom Gehäuse abstehenden Taster oder Drücker, beispielsweise bei Herrenarmbanduhren, kaum störend wirken und auch technisch vergleichsweise leicht realisierbar sind, wirken bei kleinen und/oder flachen Uhrwerken, wie etwa solchen für Damenarmbanduhren, seitlich abstehende Taster nicht nur ästehtisch störend, sondern sind auch wegen der Kleinheit des Gehäuses einerseits und den Mindestabmessungen des Drückers andererseits schwierig unterzubringen und zu betätigen.In order to operate such contacts, pushbuttons or pushbuttons are generally provided, which can be actuated safely and without auxiliary means. Such pushers should have certain minimum dimensions. While the buttons or pushers protruding from the side of the case, like a conventional winding crown, for example in men's wristwatches, hardly have a disturbing effect and are also comparatively easy to implement from a technical point of view, small and / or flat movements, such as those for women's wristwatches, not only have buttons that protrude laterally aesthetically disturbing, but are also difficult to accommodate and operate because of the small size of the housing on the one hand and the minimum dimensions of the handle on the other.

Es ist daher ein Uhrwerk, insbesondere, jedoch nicht ausschliesslich, für Damen-Armbanduhren bekanntgeworden, dessen Drücker, der mehreren Funktionen dient, den Boden des Uhrgehäuses durchsetzt und somit beim Tragen der Uhr nicht sichtbar ist. Damit sind zwar gewisse Nachteile ästhetischer und Schwierigkeiten technischer Art behoben worden, dies aber unter Inkaufnahme anderer Nachteile. So ist z.B. bei einer Armbanduhr mit einem bodenseitigen Taster oder Drücker dieser nicht ohne weiteres bei getragener Uhr betätigbar. Ausserdem ist der Taster in ständigem Kontakt mit der Haut des Trägers und damit der Verschmutzung ausgesetzt. Wenn der Drücker bündig mit der Aussenfläche des Gehäusebodens ist, ist die Verschmutzungsgefahr geringer, doch bedarf es zur Betätigung des Drückers eines spitzen Gegenstandes.A movement has therefore become known, in particular, but not exclusively, for ladies' wristwatches, the pusher, which serves multiple functions, penetrates the bottom of the watch case and is therefore not visible when the watch is being worn. Although certain disadvantages of an aesthetic and technical nature have been eliminated, this has to be done with other disadvantages. For example in the case of a wristwatch with a button or push button on the bottom, this is not readily operable with the watch worn. In addition, the button is in constant contact with the wearer's skin and thus exposed to dirt. If the handle is flush with the outer surface of the housing base, the risk of contamination is lower, but a pointed object is required to operate the handle.

Es ist daher eine Aufgabe der Erfindung, eine Uhr der eingangs genannten Art zu schaffen, bei der die Betätigung des Kontaktes ganz erheblich erleichtert ist, insbesondere bei kleinen und flachen Damenuhren.It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a watch of the type mentioned in which the actuation of the contact is made considerably easier, particularly in the case of small and flat ladies' watches.

Zu diesem Zweck weist die vorgeschlagene Uhr die im Kennzeichen des Patentanspruches 1 umschriebenen Merkmale auf.For this purpose, the proposed watch has the features described in the characterizing part of patent claim 1.

Wenn zur Betätigung des Kontaktes ein den Boden des Gehäuses durchsetzender Drücker vorgesehen ist, lässt sich dieser durch einen Druck auf das Gehäuse betätigen, ohne normalerweise sichtbar zu sein.If a push button is provided which penetrates the bottom of the housing to actuate the contact, this can be actuated by pressing the housing without being normally visible.

Das Behältnis kann durch ein zusätzliches, becherförmiges Teil in der Art eines Aussengehäuses gebildet sein, in dem das Uhrgehäuse auf einer Druckfeder abgestützt ist. Dieses becherförmige Teil kann das eigentliche Uhrgehäuse mit Ausnahme des Sichtfensters vollständig umschliessen.The container can be formed by an additional, cup-shaped part in the manner of an outer case, in which the watch case is supported on a compression spring. This cup-shaped part can completely enclose the actual watch case with the exception of the viewing window.

Das Behältnis kann aber auch durch eine der Form des Gehäuses angepasste Vertiefung sein, die in einem Sockelteil, beispielsweise aus Glas, Kristall oder Kunststein ausgebildet ist.However, the container can also be formed by a depression which is adapted to the shape of the housing and is formed in a base part, for example made of glass, crystal or artificial stone.

Da die Uhr überhaupt keine seitlich abstehenden Teile aufweist, kann sozusagen von einer "kronenlosen" Uhr gesprochen werden, denn der den Boden des Gehäuses durchsetzende Drücker bzw. die den Boden des Gehäuses bildende, flexible Membran, ist normalerweise gar nicht sichtbar.Since the watch has no protruding parts at all, one can speak of a "crownless" watch, so to speak, because the push button that penetrates the bottom of the case or the flexible membrane that forms the bottom of the case is normally not visible at all.

Weitere Merkmale bevorzugter Ausführungsformen sind in den abhängigen Ansprüchen umschrieben.Further features of preferred embodiments are described in the dependent claims.

Nachstehend ist die Erfindung rein beispielsweise anhand der Zeichnung näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 einen schematischen Schnitt durch eine erste Ausführungsform einer in einem Sockelteil eingebauten Uhr bei unbetätigtem Drücker;
  • Fig. 2 in ähnlicher Darstellung wie Fig. 1 die Uhr bei betätigtem Drücker; und
  • Fig. 3 einen schematischen Schnitt durch eine zweite Ausführungsform.
The invention is explained in more detail below, for example, with reference to the drawing. Show it:
  • 1 shows a schematic section through a first embodiment of a clock installed in a base part when the push button is not actuated;
  • Fig. 2 in a similar representation as Figure 1, the clock with the trigger pressed. and
  • Fig. 3 shows a schematic section through a second embodiment.

Die in Fig. 1 und 2 dargestellte Uhr 10 besitzt ein Gehäuse 11 mit einem Mittelteil 12, einem auf das Mittelteil 12 aufgesprengten Boden 13 und mit einem auf der Gegenseite eingefügten Uhrglas 14. Im Gehäuse 11 ist ein batteriebetriebenes, quarzgesteuertes Uhrwerk 15 angeordnet.The clock 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has a housing 11 with a central part 12, a base 13 sprinkled onto the central part 12 and with a watch glass 14 inserted on the opposite side. A battery-operated, quartz-controlled clockwork 15 is arranged in the housing 11.

Dieses mit einem nicht dargestellten Schrittmotor ausgerüstete Uhrwerk 15 treibt Zeiger 16 an, die zusammen mit einem Zifferblatt 17 eine durch das Uhrglas 14 einsehbare Analoganzeige bilden.This clockwork 15 equipped with a stepping motor, not shown, drives pointer 16, which together with a dial 17 form an analog display visible through the watch glass 14.

Im Uhrwerk 15 ist zu Einstellzwecken eine Kontaktfeder 18 vorhanden, die durch einen Drücker 19 betätigbar ist, der in einem im Boden 13 eingepressten Futter 20 verschiebbar gelagert ist.In the clockwork 15 there is a contact spring 18 for setting purposes, which can be actuated by a pusher 19 which is displaceably mounted in a chuck 20 pressed into the base 13.

Das ganze Gehäuse 11 mit dem Uhrwerk 15 ist in einem Behältnis, hier in Form einer Vertiefung 21 in einem Sockelteil 22 verschiebbar eingebettet. Das Sockelteil 22 kann als Mittelteil einer Schmuck-Armanduhr, aber auch als Sockel einer Tischuhr ausgebildet sein. Das Behältnis kann aber auch durch ein becherförmiges Aussengehäuseteil gebildet sein (gestrichelt in Fig. 1 angedeutet und mit 22′ bezeichnet), das das Gehäuse mit Ausnahme des Uhrglases 14 umschliesst.The entire housing 11 with the clockwork 15 is slidably embedded in a container, here in the form of a recess 21 in a base part 22. The base part 22 can be designed as a central part of a jewelry wristwatch, but also as a base of a table clock. The container can also be formed by a cup-shaped outer housing part (indicated by dashed lines in Fig. 1 and designated 22 '), which encloses the housing with the exception of the watch glass 14.

Das Gehäuse 11 ist am Boden 23 der Vertiefung 21 über eine ringförmige und gewellte Blattfeder 24 abgestützt, die am Umfang des Bodens 13 angreift. Damit das Gehäuse in der Vertiefung 21 gefangen und seine Ruhestellung definiert bleibt, ist in der Vertiefung 21 ein Anschlagring 25 entfernbar festgeklemmt, der mit einer am Mittelteil 12 ausgebildeten Schulter 26 (Fig. 2) zusammenwirkt. Der Anschlagring 25 ist mit einer nach aussen offenen Umfangsnut 27 versehen, in der ein O-Ring 28 angeordnet ist, der die zum Festklemmen des Anschlagringes 25 erforderliche Klemmkraft liefert.The housing 11 is supported on the bottom 23 of the recess 21 via an annular and corrugated leaf spring 24 which engages on the circumference of the bottom 13. So that the housing is caught in the recess 21 and its rest position remains defined, a stop ring 25 is removably clamped in the recess 21 and cooperates with a shoulder 26 (FIG. 2) formed on the central part 12. The stop ring 25 is provided with an outwardly open circumferential groove 27, in which an O-ring 28 is arranged, which supplies the clamping force required for clamping the stop ring 25.

Zum Betätigen des Drückers 19, beispielsweise zum Einstellen der Zeit, ist lediglich durch Druck auf das Uhrglas 14 das Gehäuse in die in Fig. 2 gezeigte Lage zu verschieben. Falls das wie üblich vom Boden 13 aus zugängliche Batteriefach (nicht gezeigt) des Uhrwerkes 15 mit einer neuen Batterie zu versehen ist, ist lediglich der Anschlagring 15 zu entfernen und das Gehäuse 11 ist ohne weiteres aus der Vertiefung 21 entnehmbar. Das erneute Einsetzen des Anschlagringes 25 bietet keine Schwierigkeiten, selbst ohne Zuhilfenahme von Spezialwerkzeugen.To operate the push button 19, for example to set the time, is simply by pressing the watch glass 14 to move the housing into the position shown in FIG. 2. If the battery compartment (not shown) of the clockwork 15, which is accessible from the bottom 13 as usual, is to be provided with a new battery, only the stop ring 15 has to be removed and the housing 11 can be easily removed from the recess 21. Reinstalling the stop ring 25 presents no difficulty, even without the use of special tools.

Falls das Uhrwerk ein solches mit einer Weckeinrichtung ist, die ebenfalls mit einem bodenseitigen Drücker einund ausschaltbar ist, kann auch dieser Drücker beispielsweise an der dem Drücker 19 diametral gegenüberliegenden Stelle den Boden 13 durchsetzend angeordnet werden. Dann ist zur Betätigung des einen oder des anderen Drückers lediglich ein Druck auf das Uhrglas an der den zu betätigenden Drücker entsprechenden Stelle auszuüben.If the clockwork is one with a wake-up device which can also be switched on and off with a push button on the bottom, this push button can also be arranged to penetrate the bottom 13, for example, at the point diametrically opposite the push button 19. Then all that is required to actuate one or the other pusher is to exert pressure on the watch glass at the point corresponding to the pusher to be actuated.

Ein weiterer Vorteil der beschriebenen Uhr gegenüber Uhren mit seitlich abstehenden Drückern besteht darin, dass der Drücker 19 sozusagen unsichtbar ist und trotz seiner geringen Abmessungen ohne weiteres betätigbar ist. Wenn das Sockelteil aus einem dekorativen, durchsichtigen oder durchscheinenden, jedoch sehr spröden Material, beispielsweise aus Glas, Kristall, oder aus einem Halbedelstein ist, in das zwar ohne grössere Schwierigkeiten eine Vertiefung, wie die Vertiefung 21, eingearbeitet werden kann, entfällt bei der vorgeschlagenen Uhr das Bohren einer in die Vertiefung einmündenden Bohrung oder dergleichen zum Hindurchführen des Drückers.Another advantage of the watch described compared to watches with pushers protruding to the side is that the push button 19 is, so to speak, invisible and, despite its small dimensions, can be actuated easily. If the base part is made of a decorative, transparent or translucent, but very brittle material, for example made of glass, crystal, or a semi-precious stone, into which a depression, such as the depression 21, can be incorporated without great difficulty, is omitted in the case of the proposed one Watch drilling a hole or the like opening into the recess for passing the pusher.

Die wellenförmige Blattfeder 24 kann gegen Verlust dadurch gesichert sein, dass sie an einem Punkt des Bodens 23 der Vertiefung oder des Bodens 13 des Gehäuses 11 verankert ist, beispielsweise durch Verklebung.The wave-shaped leaf spring 24 can thereby prevent loss be assured that it is anchored at a point on the bottom 23 of the recess or the bottom 13 of the housing 11, for example by gluing.

Bei der in Fig. 3 dargestellten Uhr 10 sind entsprechende Bestandteile mit denselben Bezugsziffern wie in Fig. 1 und 2 bezeichnet.In the clock 10 shown in FIG. 3, corresponding components are designated with the same reference numbers as in FIGS. 1 and 2.

Ein Unterschied zu der Ausführungsform der Fig. 1 und 2 besteht darin, dass das Gehäuse 11 in einem zweiteiligen Aussengehäuse 22′, bestehend aus einem das Mittelteil 12 des Gehäuses übergreifenden Ringteil 29 und aus einem auf das Ringteil 29 aufgesprengten Bodenteil 30, angeordnet ist. Ferner ist der Boden 13 des Gehäuses grösstenteils durch eine elastisch verbiegbare Membrane 31 gebildet, die mittels eines Sprengringes 32 dicht an die untere Stirnseite des Mittelteils 12 festgeklemmt ist. Der Aussendurchmesser des Sprengringes 32 entspricht dem Aussendurchmesser des Mittelteils 12 und ist jedenfalls so gewählt, dass das Gehäuse 11 im Gleitsitz in der durch das Aussengehäuse 22′ gebildeten Vertiefung 21 gelagert ist. Die Membrane 31 ruht mit ihrem mittleren Bereich auf einer vom Bodenteil 30 in das Innere der Vertiefung 21 sich erstreckenden Erhebung 33. Schliesslich ist am Umfang des Mittelteils 12 eine Längsnut 34 ausgebildet, in die ein in die Umfangswand des Ringteiles eingepresster Stift 35 eingreift. Damit ist das Gehäuse 11 gegen Verdrehung inbezug auf das Aussengehäuse 22′ gesichert und "Wischbewegungen" der Membrane 31 auf der Erhebung 33 sind vermieden. Soll der hier nur schematisch angedeutete Kontakt 18 betätigt werden, genügt ein Druck in Richtung des Pfeiles 36, der ausreicht, um die Wirkung der Feder 24 zu überwinden: die Membrane 31 wird durchgedrückt und betätigt mit ihrer dem Uhrwerk 15 zugekehrten Seite den nur schematisch angedeuteten Kontakt 18.A difference to the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2 is that the housing 11 is arranged in a two-part outer housing 22 ', consisting of a ring part 29 spanning the central part 12 of the housing and from a base part 30 blown onto the ring part 29. Furthermore, the bottom 13 of the housing is largely formed by an elastically bendable membrane 31, which is clamped tightly to the lower end face of the middle part 12 by means of a snap ring 32. The outer diameter of the snap ring 32 corresponds to the outer diameter of the middle part 12 and is in any case chosen such that the housing 11 is mounted in a sliding fit in the recess 21 formed by the outer housing 22 '. The membrane 31 rests with its central region on a raised portion 33 which extends from the bottom part 30 into the interior of the recess 21. Finally, a longitudinal groove 34 is formed on the circumference of the middle part 12, into which a pin 35 pressed into the circumferential wall of the ring part engages. So that the housing 11 is secured against rotation with respect to the outer housing 22 'and "wiping movements" of the membrane 31 on the elevation 33 are avoided. If the contact 18, which is only indicated schematically here, is to be actuated, a pressure in the direction of the arrow 36 is sufficient which is sufficient to overcome the action of the spring 24: the Membrane 31 is pressed through and actuates the contact 18, which is only indicated schematically, with its side facing clockwork 15.

Neben den bereits im Zusammenhang mit Fig. 1 und 2 genannten Vorteilen weist die Ausführungsform der Fig. 3 den Vorteil auf, dass sie eine flachere Bauweise erlaubt, falls sie beispielsweise für eine Armbanduhr vorgesehen ist.In addition to the advantages already mentioned in connection with FIGS. 1 and 2, the embodiment of FIG. 3 has the advantage that it allows a flatter design if it is intended for a wristwatch, for example.

Es versteht sich jedoch, dass das Gehäuse 11 der Ausführungsform der Fig. 3 sich auch in eine Vertiefung in einem Sockelteil einbauen lässt, vorausgesetzt, dass der Boden dieser Vertiefung mit einer Erhebung versehen ist, welche imstande ist, bei Druck auf das Gehäuse die Membrane 31 so weit durchzubiegen, dass der Kontakt 18 betätigt wird.It is understood, however, that the housing 11 of the embodiment of FIG. 3 can also be built into a recess in a base part, provided that the bottom of this recess is provided with an elevation which is capable of pressing the membrane against the housing 31 bend so far that the contact 18 is actuated.

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1. A watch with quartz controlled mechanism (15) accommodated in a housing (11) and with a display (16, 17) covered by a viewing window (14) and with, disposed inside the housing and serving controlling functions, at least one contact (18) which can be actuated from the bottom (13) of the housing (11), characterised in that the housing (11) is mounted in a container (21) for displacement against spring action so that by pressure on the housing or on the viewing window (14), the contact (18) can be actuated.
2. A watch according to patent claim 1, characterised in that the container (21) is cup-shaped and encloses the housing (11) with the exception of the viewing window (14).
3. A watch according to patent claim 1, characterised in that the container is formed by a depression (21) in a base part (22) into which the housing (11) is embedded.
4. A watch according to one of patent claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the bottom (13) of the housing (11) is braced by a thrust spring (24) on the bottom (23) of the container (21).
5. A watch according to one of patent claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the container (21) is provided with an abutment (24) which establishes the inoperative position of the housing (11) in the container (21).
6. A watch according to patent claim 4, characterised in that the thrust spring is an undulating leaf spring (24).
7. A watch according to patent claim 5, characterised in that the abutment (24) is annular and is removably clamped on the upper edge of the container (21).
8. A watch according to patent claim 7, characterised in that the annular abutment (24) comprises an outwardly open annular groove (27) in which there is disposed a sealing element (28) which presses against the inside wall of the container (21).
9. A watch according to patent claim 3, characterised in that the base part (22) is of a transparent or translucent material, for example glass, crystal, synthetic stone or semi-precious stone.
10. A watch according to one of patent claims 4 to 9, characterised in that the thrust spring (24) is at one location anchored either on the bottom (13) of the housing (11) or on the bottom (23) of the container (21).
11. A watch according to patent claim 1, characterised in that the bottom (13) of tie housing (11) is formed by a flexible diaphragm and in that the container is formed by an outer housing with a removable bottom which on its side facing the diaphragm is provided with a raised portion so that the pressure on the housing (11) or on the viewing window (14) causes the diaphragm to be depressed and this in turn actuates the contact.
12. A watch according to one of patent claims 1 to 11, characterised in that the housing is secured against rotation in the container.
13. A wath according to one of patent claims 1 to 10, characterised in that the contact (18) can be actuated by means of a push member (19) which displaceably traverses tie bottom (13) of the housing (11).
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JP (1) JP2640130B2 (en)
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ES (1) ES2022565B3 (en)
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JP2640130B2 (en) 1997-08-13
US4956827A (en) 1990-09-11
ES2022565B3 (en) 1991-12-01

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