EP0446176B1 - Uhrengehäuse - Google Patents
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- EP0446176B1 EP0446176B1 EP91810137A EP91810137A EP0446176B1 EP 0446176 B1 EP0446176 B1 EP 0446176B1 EP 91810137 A EP91810137 A EP 91810137A EP 91810137 A EP91810137 A EP 91810137A EP 0446176 B1 EP0446176 B1 EP 0446176B1
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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
- G04B37/00—Cases
- G04B37/0008—Cases for pocket watches and wrist watches
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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
- G04B37/00—Cases
- G04B37/14—Suspending devices, supports or stands for time-pieces insofar as they form part of the case
- G04B37/1486—Arrangements for fixing to a bracelet
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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
- G04B47/00—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece
- G04B47/04—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece with attached ornaments or amusement apparatus
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- the present invention relates to a watch case with an attached decorative element.
- Document CH-A-654,973 relates to a watch case in which the part of the lateral face of the middle situated between the horns has a groove intended to receive a rib for fixing a decorative element.
- This decorative element has a semi-cylindrical face centered on the axis of the strap fixing bar which holds the fixing rib of the decorative element engaged in the groove of the middle.
- Such a method of attachment cannot guarantee high precision, the thickness of the bracelet, in this case apparently made of leather, being capable of varying by several tenths of mm, so that the position of the decorative element is not attached with precision and the latter may move or, on the contrary, prevent the bracelet from rotating around the fixing bar.
- the document CH-A-355,094 does not relate to the fixing of a decorative element but to that of attached horns.
- the middle part has two diametrically opposite cuts each receiving a lip projecting from a transverse block at the two ends of which the horns project away from the lip. It engages in one of the notches and is held by two ankles engaged in coincident holes in the middle and the lip.
- the bezel conceals the holes appearing on the upper face of the middle.
- the object of the present invention is to allow the attachment of a decorative element to a watch case, in particular an element capable of concealing the attachment of the bracelet to a wrist watch box.
- the subject of this invention is a watch case with an attached decorative element according to claim 1.
- the main advantage of the proposed solution lies in its simplicity, insofar as the added decorative element does not requires no particular fastening part, but is retained on the middle, either by the bezel or by the bottom.
- the present invention makes it possible in particular to give a surface finish to the decoration thus added, different from that of the top and bottom faces of the horns and to provide different levels between the surface of the horns and that of the decorative element.
- the attached drawing illustrates, schematically and by way of example, various variants of the watch case which is the subject of the present invention.
- Figure 1 is a partial top view of a watch case according to a first variant.
- Figure 2 is a sectional view along line II-II of Figure 1.
- Figure 3 is a partial top view of a watch case according to a second variant.
- FIG. 4 is a sectional view along the line IV-IV of FIG. 3.
- Figure 5 is a partial top view of a third variant.
- Figures 1 and 2 illustrate a wristwatch box, the part of the middle 1 located between the horns 2 has a clearance in an arc 3 formed in the external lateral face and concentric in the center of the box.
- Another elongated clearance 4 also in an arc is formed on the face of the middle part 1 adjacent to the bezel 5.
- this elongated clearance 4 extends angularly beyond the first clearance 3 and on either side of it.
- the edge of this second elongated clearance 4 is located at a distance from the outer edge of the middle part 1 thus providing two retaining ears 4a at the ends of this elongated clearance 4.
- the recesses 3 and 4 receive a decorative element 6 whose surface adjacent to the middle part 1 is complementary to those of the recesses 3 and 4.
- the upper face of this decorative element 6 is adjacent to the lower face of the bezel 5 which thus prevents it from leaving the second elongated release 4 and the two retaining ears 4a.
- this decorative element which extends towards the outside of the middle part in the space situated between the horns 2, has a clearance 8 constituted by a portion of cylindrical surface centered on the axis of the strap 9 for fixing the bracelet (not shown).
- this clearance 8 allows the passage of the end of the bracelet without there being any visible space from above the box between the latter and the bracelet.
- Figures 1 and 2 show that the decorative surface of the decorative element 6 can have different levels. It is noted in particular that the two decorative surfaces 6a adjacent to the horns 2 are at a lower level than that of the central surface 6b as well as that of the upper surface of the horns. Therefore, it is possible to give the decorative surfaces a different finish than that of the horns. Thus, for example, if the horns 2 are polished, the surfaces 6a can be matt and the surface 6b polished. Let's specify still that, in order not to hinder the spitting of the bezel 5 on the middle part 1, the thickness of the part of the decorative element 6 housed in the second elongated clearance 4 is less by a few hundredths of a millimeter than the depth of this clearance lying down 4.
- the middle part 10 has an elongated recess 11 formed on its lower face, adjacent to the abutment face 12 of the bottom 13.
- the outer edge of the middle part of this elongated recess 11 located between the horns 15 open on the external face of the middle part 10 which, in this case, does not have any clearance, while the ends 11a of the elongated clearance 11 are surrounded by a rim.
- the decorative element 14 comprises a part 14a complementary to the elongated clearance 11, serving to retain this decorative element 14 once the base 13 is fixed on the middle part, and a surface in an arc 14b, adjacent to the part of the lateral face. external of the middle part 10, situated between the horns 15.
- the visible decorative surface of the decorative element 14 is of an aspect which may be identical to that of FIG. 1.
- the decorative element 16 also constitutes the last link of a link bracelet 17 and at the same time serves as a fastening member for this bracelet to the case 18 which, then, could no longer include horns as illustrated by this figure.
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Claims (5)
- Uhrgehäuse mit aufgesetztem Zierelement, wobei das Gehäuse einen Gehäusekörper (1), eine Lünette (5) und einen Boden (13) aufweist, wobei der Gehäusekörper (1) eine obere Anschlagoberfläche für die Lünette (5) und eine untere Anschlagoberfläche für den Boden (13) besitzt,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß eine der Anschlagoberflächen eine längliche Aussparung (11) aufweist, die sich in das Innere des Umfangsrandes der Lünette oder des Bodens erstreckt, wobei die längliche Aussparung (11) einen mittleren Abschnitt und zwei benachbarte Endabschnitte (11a) umfaßt;
daß der mittlere Abschnitt einen Umfangsrand besitzt, der einer äußeren Seitenfläche des Gehäusekörpers (1) benachbart ist, während die benachbarten Endabschnitte (11a) jeweils von der äußeren Seitenfläche durch eine periphere Randleiste getrennt sind;
daß ein Zierelement (6, 14, 16), das komplementäre Abschnitte zur länglichen Aussparung (4, 11) besitzt, in die längliche Aussparung (4, 11) eingepaßt ist; und
daß die Fläche der Lünette (5) oder diejenige des Bodens (13) die längliche Aussparung (4, 11) überdeckt, um darin das Zierelement (6, 14, 16) festzuhalten. - Uhrgehäuse nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sein Gehäusekörper (1) auf seiner äußeren Seitenfläche eine zweite Aussparung (3) umfaßt, die mit dem äußeren Rand des mittleren Abschnittes der ersten länglichen Aussparung (4) in Verbindung steht.
- Uhrgehäuse nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sich das Zierelement (6, 14) zwischen den Hörnern (2) eines Uhrarmbandes erstreckt.
- Uhrgehäuse nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine Aussparung (8) hinter der Zierfläche des Zierelementes (8) parallel zur Achse (9) des Befestigungssteges des Armbandes an den Hörnern (2) für den Durchtritt des Endes des den Befestigungssteg umgebenden Armbandes eingearbeitet ist.
- Uhrgehäuse nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Zierelement (16) ein Element zur Befestigung des Armbandes (17) am Gehäuse (18) bildet.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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CH704/90A CH678909B5 (de) | 1990-03-06 | 1990-03-06 | |
CH704/90 | 1990-03-06 |
Publications (2)
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EP0446176A1 EP0446176A1 (de) | 1991-09-11 |
EP0446176B1 true EP0446176B1 (de) | 1994-06-08 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP91810137A Expired - Lifetime EP0446176B1 (de) | 1990-03-06 | 1991-03-01 | Uhrengehäuse |
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US (1) | US5155713A (de) |
EP (1) | EP0446176B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JP3483894B2 (de) |
CH (1) | CH678909B5 (de) |
DE (1) | DE69102317T2 (de) |
Families Citing this family (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO1994018610A1 (de) * | 1993-02-11 | 1994-08-18 | Niklaus Twerenbold | Armbanduhr mit veränderbarem design |
PT1730607E (pt) * | 2004-03-29 | 2012-03-20 | Aurema Ag | Caixa de relógio |
US7324410B1 (en) | 2005-07-25 | 2008-01-29 | Amir Ziv | Watch with special back |
Family Cites Families (10)
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CH337465A (fr) * | 1958-04-29 | 1959-03-31 | Maeder Leon | Montre-bracelet |
CH355094A (fr) * | 1959-06-02 | 1961-06-15 | Morf Ernest | Boîte de montre-bracelet |
GB933969A (en) * | 1960-10-28 | 1963-08-14 | Theodor Engelhard | Improvements in or relating to strap attachments for wristwatches |
US3039263A (en) * | 1961-01-30 | 1962-06-19 | Wyler Watch Corp | Wrist watch and bracelet construction |
FR1327590A (fr) * | 1962-07-03 | 1963-05-17 | Manuf Genevoise De Boites De M | Boîte de montre et bracelet fixé sur celle-ci |
US4525077A (en) * | 1982-01-05 | 1985-06-25 | Ketner Eugene N | Timepiece having central opening |
CH649436GA3 (de) * | 1982-06-10 | 1985-05-31 | ||
CH654973GA3 (en) * | 1984-04-12 | 1986-03-27 | Connecting device between a watch case and a flexible link | |
CH657246GA3 (de) * | 1984-07-12 | 1986-08-29 | ||
CH671493A5 (en) * | 1987-04-21 | 1989-09-15 | Case for waterproof wristwatch - uses shaped bracelet attachments screwed to casement to clamp component parts together to form watertight seal |
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1990
- 1990-03-06 CH CH704/90A patent/CH678909B5/fr unknown
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1991
- 1991-03-01 EP EP91810137A patent/EP0446176B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-03-01 DE DE69102317T patent/DE69102317T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-03-04 US US07/664,606 patent/US5155713A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-03-06 JP JP04011891A patent/JP3483894B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
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JP3483894B2 (ja) | 2004-01-06 |
EP0446176A1 (de) | 1991-09-11 |
CH678909B5 (de) | 1992-05-29 |
DE69102317D1 (de) | 1994-07-14 |
JPH04220593A (ja) | 1992-08-11 |
US5155713A (en) | 1992-10-13 |
CH678909GA3 (de) | 1991-11-29 |
DE69102317T2 (de) | 1994-10-27 |
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