EP1406132A1 - Coupling mechanism for a chronographe - Google Patents

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EP1406132A1
EP1406132A1 EP02079166A EP02079166A EP1406132A1 EP 1406132 A1 EP1406132 A1 EP 1406132A1 EP 02079166 A EP02079166 A EP 02079166A EP 02079166 A EP02079166 A EP 02079166A EP 1406132 A1 EP1406132 A1 EP 1406132A1
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Pierre Haefeli
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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
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/02—Back-gearing arrangements between gear train and hands
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04F—TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING
    • G04F7/00—Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by non-electric means
    • G04F7/04—Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by non-electric means using a mechanical oscillator
    • G04F7/08—Watches or clocks with stop devices, e.g. chronograph
    • G04F7/0823—Watches or clocks with stop devices, e.g. chronograph with couplings between the chronograph mechanism and the base movement
    • G04F7/0828—Watches or clocks with stop devices, e.g. chronograph with couplings between the chronograph mechanism and the base movement acting in the plane of the movement
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04F—TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING
    • G04F7/00—Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by non-electric means
    • G04F7/04—Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by non-electric means using a mechanical oscillator
    • G04F7/08—Watches or clocks with stop devices, e.g. chronograph

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  • the present invention relates to a chronograph clutch mechanism by means of a control lever designed on the one hand to avoid a blockage when moves from a stop position or a chronograph position to zero at a position on the other hand to precisely adjust the force exerted by the end of the lever by resorbing somehow the inevitable manufacturing tolerances at level of moving parts constituting said clutch control.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 schematically represent in plan and in cuts a clutch control in the running chronograph position.
  • the clutch is actuated by a circular cam 1 having outside a drive toothing 3 on which acts a lever of actuation actuated by a pusher (not shown), said cam 1 being maintained in a determined position by means of a jumper 5.
  • the cam 1 comprises inside a second control gear 2 whose teeth separating two hollows successive 4 teeth are truncated and have a flat surface 6.
  • the teeth 3 has twice as many teeth as the internal toothing 2, so that the training of a step by actuation of a push button leads successively a hollow 4 and a flat 6 opposite a reference position determined.
  • the clutch control 10 is constituted by a lever having basically three concurrent arms.
  • a first arm 11 has its end pivoted in 12 in the plate 7 or in a plate of mechanism 8.
  • a second arm 13 has at its end a tooth 14a held in abutment on a flat part 6 of the internal toothing of control 2 by a return spring 9 in abutment on a part 14
  • a third flexible arm 15 has at its end a fork 16, preceded by a V-fold 18 having a plane 18a inclined against an edge 8a of 8.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to remedy the two major drawbacks of the above-mentioned prior art by providing a chronograph watch having a clutch that is both reliable and easy to handle, and easily be adjusted at the end of the set-up to take into account the cumulative effect of manufacturing tolerances.
  • the invention relates to a clutch mechanism of chronograph by means of a fork which controls the axial displacement of a clutch wheel to bring it to friction with an intermediate wheel second, or on the contrary to remove it from the force of a return spring.
  • This fork is operated by a control lever which is reciprocated, but according to a first feature of the invention said fork is independent of the control lever contrary to what was exposed previously for the prior art.
  • This fork is indeed formed in the big arm of an L-shaped curved element, hereinafter referred to as "clutch spring", articulated at the junction of both arms on the mechanism board or on a board of adjustment, the small arm of said clutch spring being biased at its base by the control lever.
  • the clutch spring is articulated in a hinge of a control board formed by a plate of hinge, spacer and cover, assembled by two studs whose ends are guided in translation by oblong openings practiced in the mechanism board and in the chronograph bridge.
  • the plate forming a spacer has an extension in which is formed a oblong opening having its major axis perpendicular to the alignment of the tenons, which allows by means of an eccentric to change the distance between the end of the small arm of the clutch spring and the end of the control lever, and thereby to compensate by means of a final adjustment the manufacturing tolerances of the different parts of the clutch.
  • control lever comprises three concurrent branches, the first having its end rotated in a board of mechanism, the second having its end held by a return spring in bearing against the internal toothing of an annular cam comprising a succession of hollow and flats, and the end of the third to operate the small clutch spring arm.
  • FIG. 3 shows in top view only the elements components of the clutch mechanism, shown even more simplified but at more large scale in Figure 4, and in section in Figure 5.
  • the clutch is shown in the disengaged position.
  • clutch position change is controlled by an annular cam 1 rotated by a finger 26 actuated by a pusher (not shown) and acting on an external toothing 3, while being held in a position determined by a jumper 5.
  • the cam 1 also has an internal toothing 2 formed of a succession of troughs 4 and flats 6.
  • the ratio of steps between the internal toothing 2 and the external toothing 3 is 1/2 (for example 40 teeth to inside and 80 outside teeth), so that step advance of the cam 1 alternatively brings a recess 4 and a flat 6 opposite a position of reference.
  • the clutch as such conventionally comprises a wheel intermediate second 19, engaged with the drive wheel 29 and the wheel of small second 25 and a clutch wheel 17, engaged with the chronograph wheel 27 and having at its upper part a flange 17a against which a spring of annular blade return 21 to hold the two mobiles 17, 19 in position engaged (as shown in Figure 7) when no solicitation exists exterior.
  • the mechanism for acting on the clutch to move it into the disengaged position by exerting pressure under the collar 17a, comprises three essential elements, namely, a control lever 10, a 20 clutch spring L and an adjustment board 30.
  • the control lever 10 shown in halftone in FIG. show the outline, has three concurrent branches 11, 13 and 15.
  • the branch 11 is pivoted at 12 in the plate 7.
  • the branch 13 has at one end a fold 14 Z terminated by a tooth 14a held against the internal toothing 2 of the cam 1 by a return spring 9 bearing against the vertical portion of the fold 14.
  • This Z-fold of the end 14 is imposed only by the location of the mobile and other parts of the chronograph movement taken as an example, but could equally be replaced by any other type of stop, such as a simple rib.
  • Branch 15 has its end perpendicular to a radial direction of the axis of rotation of the mobiles 17, 19 of the clutch, but not has no fork. It will be observed that the particular form of each lever arm 10 depends solely on the chosen location or imposed for the other mobiles constituting the chronograph movement, and that any other form within the reach of the person skilled in the art would still be within the scope of the present invention.
  • the clutch spring 20 comprises a large arm 22 in which is formed the fork and a small arm 24 whose end is urged by the end of the branch 15 of the control lever 10.
  • the clutch spring 20 comprises of other of the junction line of the two arms 22, 24 two small pivots 23a, 23b (visible in FIG. 9) mounted in a hinge of an adjustment board 30 of which the construction will be described in more detail below.
  • this clutch spring 20 could be fixed directly on the mechanism board 8, or on a part secured thereto.
  • the adjusting board 30 is formed by the stack of two elements 31, 35 arranged on either side of a third element forming a spacer 33.
  • the element 31 has near the edges of one of its ends two small extensions 31 a, 31 b extending beyond the edge of the spacer 33, said extensions 31a, 31b having ends turned at right angles.
  • the lid member is provided with one extended ends of two legs 35a, 35b located between the parts curved extensions 31a, 31b, said legs extending slightly beyond said extensions 31a, 31b.
  • These three elements 31, 33, 35 are assembled by two tenons 32a, 32b driven through holes provided in said elements, the heads said tenons 32a, 32b protruding on either side of the stack to constitute the guide means 32.
  • the tenons 32a, 32b are guided by openings oblong 36a, 36b made in the mechanism board 8 and in the bridge of chronograph 28, which limits the fretting of the adjustment board 30.
  • the spacer 33 is provided with an extension 37 having an oblong opening 37a whose large axis is perpendicular to the alignment of tenons 32a, 32b.
  • the oblong opening 37a is intended to receive an eccentric 38 which will allow to move the adjustment plate 30, and thereby to adjust the pressure exerted by the end of the branch 15 of the control lever 10 on the end of the small arm 24 of the clutch spring 20.
  • extension 37 also has an orientation perpendicular to the alignment of 32a, 32b, but it is obvious that said extension could have a whole other orientation in so far as the long axis of the oblong opening remains perpendicular to the alignment of the guide pins.
  • This construction has two main advantages. By acting example on the thicknesses, it makes it possible to have both a rigid control and not deformable and a clutch spring 20 having a certain flexibility to avoid too much friction.
  • the board adjustment 30 makes it possible to compensate for the inevitable manufacturing tolerances in particular at the level of the clutch spring 20, the annular leaf spring 21 and cam 1. As we know, being able to be a little less demanding at the level of tolerances it is possible to manufacture the same product with a slightly lower cost while having, thanks to the invention a high quality.

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Abstract

A spring loaded (9) control lever (10) is actuated by an internal toothed surface (2) and is in contact with a short arm of an L shaped clutch spring (20). The long arm of the spring is shaped as a fork (22) which separates a clutch wheel (17) and seconds wheel (19) normally in friction contact under spring pressure. Tenons (32a,32b) and an eccentric screw (38) allow adjustment of the distance between the short arm and the control lever

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La présente invention concerne un mécanisme d'embrayage de chronographe au moyen d'un levier de commande conçu d'une part pour éviter un blocage lorsqu'on passe d'une position stop ou d'une position chronographe à zéro à une position marche, d'autre part pour ajuster avec précision la force exercée par l'extrémité du levier en résorbant en quelque sorte les inévitables tolérances de fabrication au niveau des pièces mobiles constituant ladite commande d'embrayage.The present invention relates to a chronograph clutch mechanism by means of a control lever designed on the one hand to avoid a blockage when moves from a stop position or a chronograph position to zero at a position on the other hand to precisely adjust the force exerted by the end of the lever by resorbing somehow the inevitable manufacturing tolerances at level of moving parts constituting said clutch control.

Pour mieux comprendre l'invention nous allons d'abord brièvement décrire l'état de la technique le plus proche, à la meilleure connaissance de la demanderesse, en référence aux figures 1 et 2 qui représentent schématiquement en plan et en coupe une commande d'embrayage dans la position chronographe en marche. Comme on le voit sur la figure 1, l'embrayage est actionné par une came circulaire 1 ayant à l'extérieur une denture d'entraínement 3 sur laquelle agit un levier de manoeuvre actionné par un poussoir (non représenté), ladite came 1 étant maintenue dans une position déterminée au moyen d'un sautoir 5. La came 1 comporte à l'intérieur une deuxième denture de commande 2 dont les dents séparant deux creux successifs 4 de la denture sont tronquées et présentent un méplat 6. La denture extérieure 3 comporte deux fois plus de dents que la denture intérieure 2, de sorte que l'entraínement d'un pas par actionnement d'un bouton-poussoir amène successivement un creux 4 et un méplat 6 en face d'une position de référence déterminée. La commande d'embrayage 10 est constituée par un levier ayant fondamentalement trois bras concourants. Un premier bras 11 a son extrémité pivotée en 12 dans la platine 7 ou dans une planche de mécanisme 8. Un deuxième bras 13 présente à son extrémité une dent 14a maintenue en appui sur un méplat 6 de la denture intérieure de commande 2 par un ressort de rappel 9 en butée sur une partie 14 recourbée en Z. Un troisième bras flexible 15 possède à son extrémité une fourche 16, précédée d'une pliure 18 en V présentant un plan 18a incliné contre un bord 8a de la platine 8. Dans la position embrayée représentée à la figure 2, la roue d'embrayage 17 est entraínée, sous l'action d'un ressort lame annulaire 21, par friction par la roue intermédiaire de secondes 19. Lorsqu'on veut arrêter le chronographe, une pression sur le bouton-poussoir fait tourner la came 1 d'un demi-pas et la dent 14a tombe dans un creux 6, ce qui provoque le glissement du plan incliné 18a contre le bord 8a de la platine 8 jusqu'à une position où la pliure 18 en V se trouve sur la platine 8, ce qui permet à la fourche 16 de désolidariser la roue d'embrayage 17 de la roue intermédiaire de secondes 19 en comprimant le ressort 21. Pour obtenir un bon fonctionnement du mécanisme d'embrayage qui vient d'être décrit, il est donc nécessaire de pouvoir ajuster avec précision tous les paramètres mécaniques et physiques tels que les tolérances au niveau de la came 1, de la commande 10 et les modules d'élasticité relatifs du ressort de rappel 9, du bras 15 de la commande 10 et du ressort annulaire 21.To better understand the invention we will first briefly describe the closest state of the art, to the best knowledge of the applicant, with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 which schematically represent in plan and in cuts a clutch control in the running chronograph position. As can be seen in FIG. 1, the clutch is actuated by a circular cam 1 having outside a drive toothing 3 on which acts a lever of actuation actuated by a pusher (not shown), said cam 1 being maintained in a determined position by means of a jumper 5. The cam 1 comprises inside a second control gear 2 whose teeth separating two hollows successive 4 teeth are truncated and have a flat surface 6. The teeth 3 has twice as many teeth as the internal toothing 2, so that the training of a step by actuation of a push button leads successively a hollow 4 and a flat 6 opposite a reference position determined. The clutch control 10 is constituted by a lever having basically three concurrent arms. A first arm 11 has its end pivoted in 12 in the plate 7 or in a plate of mechanism 8. A second arm 13 has at its end a tooth 14a held in abutment on a flat part 6 of the internal toothing of control 2 by a return spring 9 in abutment on a part 14 A third flexible arm 15 has at its end a fork 16, preceded by a V-fold 18 having a plane 18a inclined against an edge 8a of 8. In the engaged position shown in Figure 2, the clutch wheel 17 is driven, under the action of an annular blade spring 21, by friction by the wheel intermediate seconds 19. When you want to stop the chronograph, a pressure on the push-button rotates cam 1 half a step and tooth 14a falls into a hollow 6, which causes the sliding of the inclined plane 18a against the edge 8a of the platen 8 to a position where the V fold 18 is on the plate 8, which allows the fork 16 to disengage the clutch wheel 17 from the wheel intermediate of 19 seconds by compressing the spring 21. To get a good operation of the clutch mechanism that has just been described, so it is necessary to be able to precisely adjust all the mechanical parameters and such as the tolerances at the cam 1, the control 10 and the relative elasticity modules of the return spring 9, the arm 15 of the control 10 and of the annular spring 21.

Avec ce dispositif on observe très souvent un blocage de la commande 10 lors du retour en position stop ou chronographe à zéro, blocage qui ne peut être supprimé ou réduit qu'en prévoyant des modules d'élasticité tels qu'il faut exercer une pression plus forte. On observera également qu'en position stop ou chronographe à zéro, qui est la position occupée pendant le temps le plus long, le bras flexible 15 est sollicité en permanence, ce qui peut à l'évidence provoquer, au moins partiellement une déformation défavorable à ses propriétés élastiques.With this device it is very often observed a blocking of the command 10 when from return to stop position or chronograph to zero, blocking that can not be deleted or reduced by providing elastic moduli such as to exert pressure stronger. It will also be observed that in stop position or chronograph at zero, which is the position occupied during the longest time, the flexible arm 15 is solicited permanently, which can obviously cause, at least partially, a deformation unfavorable to its elastic properties.

L'invention a donc pour objet de remédier aux deux inconvénients majeurs de l'art antérieur sus-mentionné en procurant une montre chronographe ayant un embrayage à la fois fiable et facile à manipuler, et dont le fonctionnement peut facilement être ajusté en fin de montage pour tenir compte de l'effet cumulé des tolérances de fabrication.The object of the invention is therefore to remedy the two major drawbacks of the above-mentioned prior art by providing a chronograph watch having a clutch that is both reliable and easy to handle, and easily be adjusted at the end of the set-up to take into account the cumulative effect of manufacturing tolerances.

A cet effet l'invention a pour objet un mécanisme d'embrayage de chronographe au moyen d'une fourche qui commande le déplacement axial d'une roue d'embrayage pour l'amener à friction avec une roue intermédiaire de seconde, ou au contraire de l'en écarter contre la force d'un ressort de rappel. Cette fourche est actionnée par un levier de commande auquel on imprime un mouvement de va-et-vient, mais selon une première caractéristique de l'invention ladite fourche est indépendante du levier de commande contrairement à ce qui a été exposé précédemment pour l'art antérieur. Cette fourche est en effet formée dans le grand bras d'un élément recourbé en L, désigné par la suite par "ressort d'embrayage", articulé à la jonction des deux bras sur la planche de mécanisme ou sur une planche de réglage, le petit bras dudit ressort d'embrayage étant sollicité à sa base par le levier de commande.For this purpose the invention relates to a clutch mechanism of chronograph by means of a fork which controls the axial displacement of a clutch wheel to bring it to friction with an intermediate wheel second, or on the contrary to remove it from the force of a return spring. This fork is operated by a control lever which is reciprocated, but according to a first feature of the invention said fork is independent of the control lever contrary to what was exposed previously for the prior art. This fork is indeed formed in the big arm of an L-shaped curved element, hereinafter referred to as "clutch spring", articulated at the junction of both arms on the mechanism board or on a board of adjustment, the small arm of said clutch spring being biased at its base by the control lever.

Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, le ressort d'embrayage est articulé dans une charnière d'une planche de réglage formée par une plaque de charnière, une entretoise et un couvercle, assemblés par deux tenons traversants dont les extrémités sont guidées en translation par des ouvertures oblongues pratiquées dans la planche de mécanisme et dans le pont de chronographe. La plaque formant entretoise comporte une extension dans laquelle est formée une ouverture oblongue ayant son grand axe perpendiculaire à l'alignement des tenons, ce qui permet au moyen d'un excentrique de modifier la distance entre l'extrémité du petit bras du ressort d'embrayage et l'extrémité du levier de commande, et par là-même de compenser au moyen d'un réglage final les tolérances de fabrication des différentes pièces de l'embrayage.According to another characteristic of the invention, the clutch spring is articulated in a hinge of a control board formed by a plate of hinge, spacer and cover, assembled by two studs whose ends are guided in translation by oblong openings practiced in the mechanism board and in the chronograph bridge. The plate forming a spacer has an extension in which is formed a oblong opening having its major axis perpendicular to the alignment of the tenons, which allows by means of an eccentric to change the distance between the end of the small arm of the clutch spring and the end of the control lever, and thereby to compensate by means of a final adjustment the manufacturing tolerances of the different parts of the clutch.

Selon un mode de réalisation préféré le levier de commande comporte trois branches concourantes, la première ayant son extrémité pivotée dans une planche de mécanisme, la deuxième ayant son extrémité maintenue par un ressort de rappel en appui contre la denture intérieure d'une came annulaire comportant une succession de creux et de méplats, et l'extrémité de la troisième permettant d'actionner le petit bras du ressort d'embrayage.According to a preferred embodiment, the control lever comprises three concurrent branches, the first having its end rotated in a board of mechanism, the second having its end held by a return spring in bearing against the internal toothing of an annular cam comprising a succession of hollow and flats, and the end of the third to operate the small clutch spring arm.

L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description suivante donnée à titre d'exemple non limitatif en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 représente en vue de dessus un embrayage de l'art antérieur;
  • la figure 2 est une représentation en coupe de la figure 1 selon la ligne II;
  • la figure 3 représente en vue de dessus le mécanisme d'une montre chronographe dont le mécanisme est limité à l'embrayage selon l'invention;
  • la figure 4 est une vue agrandie des pièces constituant l'embrayage en position stop ou chronographe à zéro;
  • la figure 5 est une représentation en coupe brisée interrompue de la figure 4 selon les lignes V-V;
  • la figure 6 correspond à la figure 4 lorsque l'embrayage est en position chronographe en marche;
  • la figure 7 est une représentation en coupe brisée interrompue de la figure 6 selon les lignes VII-VII;
  • la figure 8 est une représentation en perspective de la planche de réglage du mécanisme d'embrayage;
  • la figure 9 est une vue de dessus de la planche de réglage représentée à la figure 8, et
  • la figure 10 est une coupe du mécanisme de la figure 8 selon la ligne X-X.
The invention will be better understood on reading the following description given by way of non-limiting example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
  • Figure 1 shows a top view of a clutch of the prior art;
  • Figure 2 is a sectional representation of Figure 1 along the line II;
  • 3 shows a top view of the mechanism of a chronograph watch whose mechanism is limited to the clutch according to the invention;
  • Figure 4 is an enlarged view of the parts constituting the clutch in the stop position or zero chronograph;
  • Figure 5 is an interrupted broken sectional representation of Figure 4 along lines VV;
  • Figure 6 corresponds to Figure 4 when the clutch is in chronograph position running;
  • Figure 7 is a broken interrupted sectional representation of Figure 6 along lines VII-VII;
  • Figure 8 is a perspective representation of the adjustment plate of the clutch mechanism;
  • FIG. 9 is a view from above of the adjustment board represented in FIG. 8, and
  • Figure 10 is a section of the mechanism of Figure 8 along the line XX.

A la figure 3 on a représenté en vue de dessus uniquement les éléments constitutifs du mécanisme d'embrayage, montrés encore plus simplifiés mais à plus grande échelle à la figure 4, et en coupe à la figure 5. Dans les figures 3, 4 et 5 l'embrayage est représenté en position débrayé. Comme indiqué précédemment le changement de position de l'embrayage est commandé par une came annulaire 1 entraíné en rotation par un doigt 26 actionné par un poussoir (non représenté) et agissant sur une denture extérieure 3, en étant maintenue dans une position déterminée par un sautoir 5. La came 1 comporte également une denture intérieure 2 formée d'une succession de creux 4 et de méplats 6. Le rapport des pas entre la denture intérieure 2 et la denture extérieure 3 est de 1/2 (par exemple 40 dents à l'intérieur et 80 dents à l'extérieur), de sorte que l'avance pas à pas de la came 1 amène alternativement un creux 4 et un méplat 6 en regard d'une position de référence.FIG. 3 shows in top view only the elements components of the clutch mechanism, shown even more simplified but at more large scale in Figure 4, and in section in Figure 5. In Figures 3, 4 and 5 the clutch is shown in the disengaged position. As stated previously clutch position change is controlled by an annular cam 1 rotated by a finger 26 actuated by a pusher (not shown) and acting on an external toothing 3, while being held in a position determined by a jumper 5. The cam 1 also has an internal toothing 2 formed of a succession of troughs 4 and flats 6. The ratio of steps between the internal toothing 2 and the external toothing 3 is 1/2 (for example 40 teeth to inside and 80 outside teeth), so that step advance of the cam 1 alternatively brings a recess 4 and a flat 6 opposite a position of reference.

L'embrayage en tant que tel comprend de façon classique une roue intermédiaire de seconde 19, en prise avec la roue entraíneuse 29 et la roue de petite seconde 25 et une roue d'embrayage 17, en prise avec la roue de chronographe 27 et ayant à sa partie supérieure une collerette 17a contre laquelle appuie un ressort de rappel à lame annulaire 21 pour maintenir les deux mobiles 17, 19 en position embrayée (comme représenté à la figure 7) lorsqu'il n'existe aucune sollicitation extérieure.The clutch as such conventionally comprises a wheel intermediate second 19, engaged with the drive wheel 29 and the wheel of small second 25 and a clutch wheel 17, engaged with the chronograph wheel 27 and having at its upper part a flange 17a against which a spring of annular blade return 21 to hold the two mobiles 17, 19 in position engaged (as shown in Figure 7) when no solicitation exists exterior.

Dans l'exemple représenté, le mécanisme permettant d'agir sur l'embrayage, pour le faire passer en position débrayée en exerçant une pression sous la collerette 17a, comporte trois éléments essentiels, à savoir, un levier de commande 10, un ressort d'embrayage 20 en L et une planche de réglage 30.In the example shown, the mechanism for acting on the clutch, to move it into the disengaged position by exerting pressure under the collar 17a, comprises three essential elements, namely, a control lever 10, a 20 clutch spring L and an adjustment board 30.

Le levier de commande 10, représenté en tramé sur la figure 4 pour mieux en montrer le contour, comporte trois branches concourantes 11, 13 et 15. La branche 11 est pivotée en 12 dans la platine 7. La branche 13 présente à une extrémité une pliure 14 en Z terminée par une dent 14a maintenue contre la denture intérieure 2 de la came 1 par un ressort de rappel 9 venant en appui contre la portion verticale de la pliure 14. Cette pliure en Z de l'extrémité 14 n'est imposée que par l'emplacement des mobiles et autres pièces du mouvement de chronographe pris à titre d'exemple, mais pourrait de façon équivalente être remplacée par n'importe quel autre type de butée, telle qu'une simple nervure. La branche 15 a son extrémité perpendiculaire à une direction radiale de l'axe de rotation des mobiles 17, 19 de l'embrayage, mais ne comporte aucune fourchette. On observera que la forme particulière de chaque branche du levier de commande 10 dépend uniquement de l'emplacement choisi ou imposé pour les autres mobiles constituant le mouvement de chronographe, et que toute autre forme à la portée de l'homme de métier serait encore dans le cadre de la présente invention.The control lever 10, shown in halftone in FIG. show the outline, has three concurrent branches 11, 13 and 15. The branch 11 is pivoted at 12 in the plate 7. The branch 13 has at one end a fold 14 Z terminated by a tooth 14a held against the internal toothing 2 of the cam 1 by a return spring 9 bearing against the vertical portion of the fold 14. This Z-fold of the end 14 is imposed only by the location of the mobile and other parts of the chronograph movement taken as an example, but could equally be replaced by any other type of stop, such as a simple rib. Branch 15 has its end perpendicular to a radial direction of the axis of rotation of the mobiles 17, 19 of the clutch, but not has no fork. It will be observed that the particular form of each lever arm 10 depends solely on the chosen location or imposed for the other mobiles constituting the chronograph movement, and that any other form within the reach of the person skilled in the art would still be within the scope of the present invention.

Le ressort d'embrayage 20 comporte un grand bras 22 dans lequel est formée la fourchette et un petit bras 24 dont l'extrémité est sollicitée par l'extrémité de la branche 15 du levier de commande 10.The clutch spring 20 comprises a large arm 22 in which is formed the fork and a small arm 24 whose end is urged by the end of the branch 15 of the control lever 10.

Dans l'exemple représenté le ressort d'embrayage 20 comporte de part et d'autre de la ligne de jonction des deux bras 22, 24 deux petits pivots 23a, 23b (visibles sur la figure 9) montés dans une charnière d'une planche de réglage 30 dont la construction sera décrite plus en détails ci-après. Dans un mode de réalisation plus simple, non représenté, ce ressort d'embrayage 20 pourrait être fixé directement sur la planche de mécanisme 8, ou sur une pièce solidaire de celui-ci.In the example shown, the clutch spring 20 comprises of other of the junction line of the two arms 22, 24 two small pivots 23a, 23b (visible in FIG. 9) mounted in a hinge of an adjustment board 30 of which the construction will be described in more detail below. In one embodiment more simple, not shown, this clutch spring 20 could be fixed directly on the mechanism board 8, or on a part secured thereto.

En se référant maintenant également aux figures 8, 9 et 10 on voit que la planche de réglage 30 est formée par l'empilement de deux éléments 31, 35 disposés de part et d'autre d'un troisième élément formant une entretoise 33. L'élément 31 comporte près des bords de l'une de ses extrémités deux petites extensions 31 a, 31 b s'étendant au-delà du bord de l'entretoise 33, lesdites extensions 31 a, 31 b ayant des extrémités retournées à angle droit. L'élément 35 formant couvercle est pourvu à l'une de ses extrémités prolongée de deux pattes 35a, 35b situées entre les parties recourbées des extensions 31 a, 31 b, lesdites pattes s'étendant légèrement au-delà desdites extension 31 a, 31 b. Ces trois éléments 31, 33, 35 sont assemblés par deux tenons 32a, 32b chassés à travers des trous prévus dans lesdits éléments, les têtes desdits tenons 32a, 32b dépassant de part et d'autre de l'empilement pour constituer les moyens de guidage 32. Les tenons 32a, 32b sont guidés par des ouvertures oblongues 36a, 36b pratiquées dans la planche de mécanisme 8 et dans le pont de chronographe 28, ce qui permet de limiter l'ébat de la planche de réglage 30.Referring now also to FIGS. 8, 9 and 10, it can be seen that the adjusting board 30 is formed by the stack of two elements 31, 35 arranged on either side of a third element forming a spacer 33. The element 31 has near the edges of one of its ends two small extensions 31 a, 31 b extending beyond the edge of the spacer 33, said extensions 31a, 31b having ends turned at right angles. The lid member is provided with one extended ends of two legs 35a, 35b located between the parts curved extensions 31a, 31b, said legs extending slightly beyond said extensions 31a, 31b. These three elements 31, 33, 35 are assembled by two tenons 32a, 32b driven through holes provided in said elements, the heads said tenons 32a, 32b protruding on either side of the stack to constitute the guide means 32. The tenons 32a, 32b are guided by openings oblong 36a, 36b made in the mechanism board 8 and in the bridge of chronograph 28, which limits the fretting of the adjustment board 30.

On voit également que, du côté opposé à la charnière, l'entretoise 33 est pourvue d'une extension 37 comportant une ouverture oblongue 37a dont le grand axe est perpendiculaire à l'alignement des tenons 32a, 32b. Comme on le voit sur les figures 4 et 5, l'ouverture oblongue 37a est destinée à recevoir un excentrique 38 qui va permettre de déplacer la plaque de réglage 30, et par là-même d'ajuster la pression exercée par l'extrémité de la branche 15 du levier de commande 10 sur l'extrémité du petit bras 24 du ressort d'embrayage 20. Dans le mode de réalisation décrit l'extension 37 a également une orientation perpendiculaire à l'alignement des tenons 32a, 32b, mais il est bien évident que ladite extension pourrait avoir une toute autre orientation dans la mesure où le grand axe de l'ouverture oblongue demeure perpendiculaire à l'alignement des tenons de guidage.It can also be seen that, on the side opposite the hinge, the spacer 33 is provided with an extension 37 having an oblong opening 37a whose large axis is perpendicular to the alignment of tenons 32a, 32b. As we see on the 4 and 5, the oblong opening 37a is intended to receive an eccentric 38 which will allow to move the adjustment plate 30, and thereby to adjust the pressure exerted by the end of the branch 15 of the control lever 10 on the end of the small arm 24 of the clutch spring 20. In the embodiment describes the extension 37 also has an orientation perpendicular to the alignment of 32a, 32b, but it is obvious that said extension could have a whole other orientation in so far as the long axis of the oblong opening remains perpendicular to the alignment of the guide pins.

Cette construction présente essentiellement deux avantages. En agissant par exemple sur les épaisseurs, elle permet d'avoir à la fois une commande 10 rigide et non déformable et un ressort d'embrayage 20 présentant une certaine flexibilité permettant d'éviter trop de friction. En agissant sur la vis à excentrique 38 la planche de réglage 30 permet de compenser les inévitables tolérances de fabrication notamment au niveau du ressort d'embrayage 20, du ressort lame annulaire 21 et de la came 1. Comme on le sait, en pouvant être un peu moins exigeant au niveau des tolérances il est possible de fabriquer le même produit avec un coût un peu inférieur tout en ayant, grâce à l'invention une qualité élevée. This construction has two main advantages. By acting example on the thicknesses, it makes it possible to have both a rigid control and not deformable and a clutch spring 20 having a certain flexibility to avoid too much friction. By acting on the eccentric screw 38 the board adjustment 30 makes it possible to compensate for the inevitable manufacturing tolerances in particular at the level of the clutch spring 20, the annular leaf spring 21 and cam 1. As we know, being able to be a little less demanding at the level of tolerances it is possible to manufacture the same product with a slightly lower cost while having, thanks to the invention a high quality.

En revenant à la figure 4, on voit qu'en position débrayée la dent 14a est maintenue en appui sur le méplat 6 par le ressort 9, tandis qu'en position embrayée représentée aux figures 6 et 7 la dent 14a tombe dans un creux 4. La came 1 permet donc d'imprimer au levier de commande 10 un mouvement de va-et-vient, mais il est bien évident que ce mouvement pourrait être obtenu de toute autre façon connue de l'homme de métier, sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention.Returning to FIG. 4, it can be seen that in the disengaged position tooth 14a is maintained in support on the flat part 6 by the spring 9, while in the engaged position shown in Figures 6 and 7 the tooth 14a falls into a hollow 4. The cam 1 allows so print to the joystick 10 a back and forth motion but it is quite obvious that this movement could be obtained in any other known way from those skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the present invention.

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Mécanisme d'embrayage de chronographe au moyen d'une fourche (16) commandant le déplacement axial d'une roue d'embrayage (17) pour l'amener à friction avec une roue intermédiaire de secondes (19), ou au contraire l'en écarter contre la force d'un ressort de rappel (21), ladite fourche (16) étant actionnée par un levier de commande (10) effectuant un mouvement de va-et-vient, caractérisé en ce que le mécanisme comporte un ressort d'embrayage (20) sensiblement en L, indépendant du levier de commande (10) et articulé à la jonction de ses bras (22, 24) sur la planche de mécanisme (8) ou sur une planche de réglage (20), le grand bras (22) dudit ressort d'embrayage (20) comportant la fourche (16) et le petit bras (24) étant actionnable par une extrémité du levier de commande (10).A chronograph clutch mechanism by means of a fork (16) controlling the axial displacement of a clutch wheel (17) to frictionally engage it with an intermediate seconds wheel (19), or on the contrary against the force of a return spring (21), said fork (16) being actuated by a control lever (10) performing a back and forth movement, characterized in that the mechanism comprises a spring d substantially independent L clutch (20), independent of the control lever (10) and articulated at the junction of its arms (22, 24) on the mechanism board (8) or on a control board (20), the large arm (22) of said clutch spring (20) having the fork (16) and the small arm (24) being actuable by one end of the control lever (10). Mécanisme d'embrayage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le ressort d'embrayage (20) est articulé sur une planche de réglage (30) comportant des moyens de guidage (32) et des moyens de positionnement (34) du petit bras (22) dudit ressort d'embrayage (20) par rapport à l'extrémité du petit bras (24).Clutch mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that the clutch spring (20) is articulated on an adjustment board (30) comprising guide means (32) and positioning means (34) of the small arm (22) of said clutch spring (20) relative to the end of the small arm (24). Mécanisme d'embrayage selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de guidage (32) sont constitués par deux tenons (32a, 32b) permettant à la planche de réglage (30) d'avoir un ébat limité par des ouvertures oblongues (36a, 36b) pratiquées dans la planche de mécanisme (8) et dans le pont de chronographe (28), lesdits tenons (32a, 32b) étant chassés à travers une plaque de charnière (31), une entretoise (33) et un couvercle (35), pour former ensemble à une extrémité la charnière du ressort d'embrayage (20).Clutch mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that the guide means (32) are constituted by two lugs (32a, 32b) allowing the adjustment board (30) to have a fretting limited by oblong openings ( 36a, 36b) formed in the mechanism board (8) and in the chronograph bridge (28), said tenons (32a, 32b) being driven through a hinge plate (31), a spacer (33) and a cover (35), to form together at one end the hinge of the clutch spring (20). Mécanisme d'embrayage selon les revendications 2 et 3, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de positionnement (34) sont constitués par une extension (37) de l'entretoise (33) comportant une ouverture oblongue (37a) ayant son grand axe sensiblement perpendiculaire à l'alignement des tenons de guidage (32a, 32b), ladite ouverture oblongue (37a) étant destinée à recevoir un excentrique (38).Clutch mechanism according to claims 2 and 3, characterized in that the positioning means (34) consist of an extension (37) of the spacer (33) having an oblong opening (37a) having its substantially perpendicular major axis aligning the guide pins (32a, 32b), said oblong opening (37a) being adapted to receive an eccentric (38). Mécanisme d'embrayage selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que l'extension (37) comportant les moyens de positionnement (34) est sensiblement perpendiculaire à l'alignement des tenons de guidage (32a, 32b).Clutch mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that the extension (37) comprising the positioning means (34) is substantially perpendicular to the alignment of the guide pins (32a, 32b). Mécanisme d'embrayage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le levier de commande (10) comporte trois branches concourantes (11, 13, 15), la première (11) ayant son extrémité pivotée dans une planche de mécanisme (8), la deuxième (13) ayant son extrémité (14a) maintenue par un ressort de rappel (9) en appui contre la denture intérieure (2) d'une came annulaire (1) comportant une succession de creux (4) et de méplats (6), et l'extrémité de la troisième (15) permettant d'actionner le petit bras (24) du ressort d'embrayage (20).Clutch mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that the control lever (10) comprises three intersecting legs (11, 13, 15), the first (11) having its end pivoted in a mechanism board (8), the second (13) having its end (14a) held by a return spring (9) bearing against the internal toothing (2) of an annular cam (1) having a succession of recesses (4) and flats (6). ), and the end of the third (15) for actuating the small arm (24) of the clutch spring (20). Mécanisme d'embrayage selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que la deuxième branche (13) du levier de commande (10) a son extrémité recourbée en Z pour former la butée du ressort de rappel (9).Clutch mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that the second leg (13) of the control lever (10) has its end bent Z to form the abutment of the return spring (9).
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