EP1558973B1 - Druckknopfsteuerung, insbesondere für uhrwerk - Google Patents

Druckknopfsteuerung, insbesondere für uhrwerk Download PDF

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EP1558973B1
EP1558973B1 EP03757971A EP03757971A EP1558973B1 EP 1558973 B1 EP1558973 B1 EP 1558973B1 EP 03757971 A EP03757971 A EP 03757971A EP 03757971 A EP03757971 A EP 03757971A EP 1558973 B1 EP1558973 B1 EP 1558973B1
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  • the present invention generally relates to a pusher control device of the type encountered in particular in electronic or electromechanical timepieces.
  • the present invention also relates to a portable electronic instrument, such as a timepiece, comprising such a pusher control device.
  • Such pusher control devices are widespread, particularly in the field of electronic or electromechanical timepieces.
  • a typical example of such a control device is given in the document EP 1 089 144 .
  • This document describes in particular a multifunction plunger contact flange consisting essentially of a base attached to the bottom of a housing in the vicinity of the pusher and an elastic blade forming a movable contact element that can be actuated by the pusher.
  • This contact flange forms a first contact element of the control device, the elastic blade of the flange cooperating with a second contact element disposed on an electronic module to establish an electrical connection during actuation of the pusher.
  • the contact is thus formed of two contact elements, one mobile (namely the aforementioned elastic blade that can be actuated by the pusher) secured to the housing by its base and the other fixed which is arranged on the electronic module (typically a contact pad formed on the printed circuit board of the electronic module).
  • the second contact element is for example constituted by a curved conductive tab of the printed circuit. It will thus be understood that the two contact elements are arranged on different reference frames, namely the housing (of which the pusher is typically secured) with respect to the first contact element, and the printed circuit board with respect to the second contact element.
  • a disadvantage of the aforementioned typical construction is that the printed circuit board is an element whose size and positioning in the housing can not be guaranteed with great accuracy. This lack of precision results in a lack of precision of the arrangement and the stroke of the pusher which consequently affects the quality of actuation and use of the pusher. To improve this precision, it is therefore necessary to find another solution or at least improve existing solutions.
  • the fixed contact element in contact with which is brought the movable contact element is generally made in the form of a metallization made on the printed circuit board or a part integral with the printed circuit. Following repeated mechanical contact between the contact elements, this metallization can undergo significant wear and consequently degrade the quality of the electrical contact. We will also try to reduce this susceptibility to wear of the control device for pusher.
  • An object of the present invention is thus to propose a solution that overcomes the aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art.
  • Another object of the present invention is to propose a solution whose construction and assembly are facilitated, in particular a solution adapted to an automatic assembly of the components.
  • the present invention provides a pusher control device whose characteristics are set forth in claim 1.
  • control device lies in the fact that the two elements forming the contact, as well as the pusher itself, are arranged on the same support or reference (for example the box of the portable electronic instrument). In this way, the arrangement of the components of the control device and the stroke of the pusher can be adjusted very precisely. Unlike the solutions of the prior art, this accuracy is no longer dependent on the accuracy and tolerances of the electronic module used.
  • each contact flange forming part of the fixed contact element is in electrical contact with a corresponding contact pad, namely a contact pad of the electronic module (such as a pusher control input) or a contact pad brought to a determined potential (for example a pole or a terminal connected to the pole of a power supply source).
  • the electrical contact is thus ensured by the displacement of a moving part of a flange on the other.
  • This "flange-to-flange" contact also ensures a better wear resistance of the pusher control device.
  • the present invention also relates to a portable electronic instrument comprising a control device of the aforementioned type and whose characteristics are set out in the dependent claim 7.
  • the figure 1 illustrates a general plan view of a portable electronic instrument in the form of a wristwatch identified globally by reference numeral 1.
  • This instrument 1 comprises a box 4 including a display device 5, here crystals liquid, arranged under a glass 3, and an electronic module (not shown in this figure), this box 4 here taking the form of a bottom-middle watch on which is reported a telescope 11.
  • Five pushers marked respectively by the numerals 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5 are arranged laterally on the box 4, respectively at 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 8 h and 10 h.
  • the figure 2 shows a sectional view of the instrument of the figure 1 taken along a line of section along the axis 9 h-3 h (cutting line AA indicated in the figure 1 ). In this section, some elements located outside the section plane are illustrated.
  • the box 4 constituted, as illustrated, two parts 4.1 and 4.2, respectively forming a middle and a bottom, made integral with each other by means of attachment not shown (for example by means of screws ), a seal 45 being in particular disposed between these two parts in a groove 41 formed in the middle part 4.1.
  • the box 4 is made of a synthetic material such as a plastic, the ice 3 then being suitably welded, for example by ultrasound, to the caseband 4.1.
  • the bezel 11 is reported on the middle part 4.1, here by bi-material injection.
  • the liquid crystal display device 5 as well as the electronic module, identified by the reference numeral 6, are arranged in the housing formed inside the caseband 4.1.
  • a housing is also provided in the bottom 4.2 to accommodate a source of electrical power supply 9, here in the form of a button-type battery.
  • the electronic module 6 comprises, as illustrated, a printed circuit board 60 (hereinafter simply referred to as a "printed circuit") supporting, on each of its faces (or at least one), a set of electrical and / or electronic components marked globally. by reference numerals 61, 62.
  • spacers 7, 8 are arranged on either side of the printed circuit 60 to ensure adequate spacing and support from neighboring elements.
  • a first spacer 7 is thus disposed on the ice side to provide support for the module 6 in the middle part 4.1 and on the display device 5.
  • a second spacer 8 is disposed on the bottom side to provide support for the module 6 relative to the bottom 4.1 and the battery 9. It will be noted here that the second spacer 8 also participates in maintaining the pusher control device according to the invention. We will come back later on its additional role.
  • the middle part 4.1 comprises a tenon (in this case several tenons as illustrated in particular in the isometric view of the figure 4 ) designated by the reference numeral 400 which passes through an orifice formed through the electronic module 6.
  • This stud 400 (and the others) comprises in particular a shoulder 410 on its end portion on the utility of which we will return below.
  • FIG 2 shows a part of this control device in connection with the pusher 2.2 located at 3 o'clock.
  • this pusher 2.2 comprises a head 21 integral with a rod 22 inserted into an orifice 42 formed in the middle part 4.1.
  • the pusher 2.2 (as well as the other pushers) is retained in the box by the end of the rod 22.
  • the latter has indeed a wider end cooperating with a bead of material 42a made at the exit of the orifice 42.
  • the pusher is thus inserted into its orifice 42, the bead of material deforming slightly to the passage of the rod 22 to return in place and ensure the retention of the pusher by the end of its rod. Sealing at the pusher is provided by an O-ring 23 disposed in a groove of the rod 22.
  • the pusher incorporates a click control device 25 disposed between the base of the head 21 of the pusher and the section 4.1, this click control device being of the type described in the document EP 1 162 251 also on behalf of this Depositor.
  • the pusher control device comprises a first metal contact flange generally designated by the reference numeral 210 and having a first elastic blade 211 placed on the actuating axis XX of the pusher so as to be actuated by the latter.
  • the contact flange 210 is preferably recessed by its base 214 in the box 4 (in this case in a groove in the middle 4.1, this groove being designated here by the reference numeral 43.2) so that it is arranged in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of the printed circuit 60 of the electronic module 6. It will be understood that this contact flange 210 does not necessarily have to be arranged in this way. However, it will be noted, as described in the following, that the contact flange 210 is in particular arranged so as to cooperate with an edge of the printed circuit 60 as well as with an edge of a second contact flange of the device. control.
  • the first contact flange 210 comprises at least a second elastic blade, here designated by the reference numeral 212, slightly bent out of the plane of the flange to come into contact with an edge of the printed circuit board 60 of the electronic module , or more exactly with a corresponding contact pad, hereinafter denoted by the reference numeral 610, formed on the edge of the printed circuit board 60.
  • figure 8a to 8c to better visualize the five contact areas 610 associated with the 2.1 to 2.5 pushers formed on the edge of the printed circuit board 60.
  • These contact pads 610 are typically made in the form of a suitable metallization (for example copper or gold) of localized areas of the edge of the printed circuit board 60.
  • the first contact flange actually comprises, besides the elastic blade 211 placed on the actuating axis XX of the pusher, two other elastic strips 212, 213 in electrical contact. , preferably permanent, with the edge of the printed circuit 60, these elastic strips 212, 213 being placed symmetrically on either side of the elastic blade 211, this arrangement ensuring a better support and a better distribution of the stresses in the flange when actuation of the pusher.
  • the contact flange 210 preferably has a general shape in "E" having a base 214 by which the flange is embedded in the box, the elastic blade 211 in the central position, integral with the base 214 and intended to be actuated by the pusher, and two peripheral blades 212, 213 also integral with the base 214, the latter being slightly folded a dozen degrees out of the plane of the flange as shown in the Figures 5b and 5c .
  • the base 214 of the contact flange 210 also has a curved profile so as to ensure proper positioning of the flange in its mounting groove.
  • each pusher comprises a first contact flange of the type illustrated in FIGS. Figures 5a to 5c , an equivalent number of mounting grooves thus being made in the corresponding lateral parts of the middle part 4.1 as illustrated in the isometric view of the figure 4 (Only the mounting grooves 43.1, 43.2 and 43.3 of the pushers 2.1 to 2.3 are visible in this figure).
  • the pusher control device further comprises a second metal contact flange generally designated by the reference numeral 220.
  • This second contact flange 220 is preferably disposed in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the printed circuit 60 as can be seen in FIG. for example see him in the figures 2 and 3 .
  • the second contact flange 220 is arranged so that the elastic blade 211 of the first contact flange 210 can come into contact with an edge of the second contact flange 220 (see in particular figure 2 ).
  • the second contact flange 220 is in electrical contact, preferably permanent, with a contact pad, designated by the reference numeral 620 (see in particular Figures 8a to 8c ) advantageously, this second contact flange 220 is also in electrical contact, advantageously permanent, with a pole 91 (here the positive pole) of the battery 9.
  • the second contact flange 220 forms, with its associated contact pad 620, a contact element whose electrical potential is fixed by the potential of the pole 91 of the electric power source 9 with which the flange is in contact.
  • the second contact flange 220 consequently forms both a contact element for the push-buttons as well as an electrical connection element allowing the supply of a first electrical potential on the electronic module 6.
  • the Figures 6a to 6c show a detailed illustration of the second contact flange 220.
  • the push control device of the instrument illustrated in the figures comprises two contact flanges of this type placed at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock to collaborate respectively with the pushers 2.1 to 2.3, on the one hand, and 2.4 to 2.5, on the other hand.
  • the second contact flange 220 comprises a base 223 through which the flange is mounted on the box 4, as well as first and second resilient blades or extensions 221, 222 integral with the base 223.
  • extensions 221, 222 are preferably extend out of the plane of the base 223 and each have a "V" shaped profile including a bent portion 221a, 222a and a free end portion 221b, 222b.
  • the bent portions 221a, 222a of the extensions 221, 222 of the second contact flange 220 are intended to come into electrical contact with the contact pads 620 formed on the battery side face of the printed circuit 60 while the free terminal portion 221b 222b is intended to come into electrical contact with the pole 91 of the battery 9.
  • the Figures 8a to 8c show that altogether four contact pads 620 are formed on the battery-side of the printed circuit 60 to come into contact with the bent portions 221a, 222a of two contact flanges 220.
  • the second contact flange 220 is provided with a set of holes and mounting slots designated by numerals 224a and 224b through which this flange is mounted on the box 4.
  • Mounting holes and notches 224a, 224b are formed to allow the contact flange 220 to bear by its base 223 on the shoulders 410 of the tenons 400 integral with the case 4.1 of the box 4.
  • the middle part is provided with six tenons 400 each having a shoulder 410 on which the contact flange 220 bears.
  • each contact flange 220 is supported by three tenons 400 as is apparent for example from the figure 3 which is a sectional view of the instrument in the vicinity of the pushers 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 taken according to the section plane BB reported on the figure 1 as well as on the figure 6a .
  • two mounting holes 224a are formed in the base 223 of the second contact flange 220, but only one of them is used to support the flange in addition to the notches 224b. It should be noted that the contact flange 220 placed at 9 o'clock is supported by the two notches 224b and the mounting hole 224a located in the center, while the contact flange 220 placed at 3 o'clock is supported by the two notches 224b and the mounting hole 224a located in off-center position, this due to the presence of the pusher 2.2 located at 3 o'clock as illustrated in the figure 8c .
  • the pusher control device is preferably designed so that the elastic blade 211 of the first contact flange 210 is able to come into contact with an edge of the second contact flange 220.
  • the second flange of contact 220 being designed to cooperate with a number of pushers up to three in the exemplary embodiment shown by way of example in the figures, it will be noted that the second contact flange 220 comprises, on its edge, up to three contact regions 223a, 223b, and 223c for receiving the central resilient blade 211 of each first contact flange 210.
  • the central elastic blade 211 of the first contact flange 210 associated with the pusher 2.2 is capable of coming into contact with the contact region 223b formed on the edge of the base 223 of the second contact flange 220. It will be noted that the region contact 223b formed on the contact flange 220 placed at 9 am is not used.
  • the first and second flanges of contacts 210 and 220 are all arranged on the same support or reference as the pushers, in this case on the middle part of box 4, each of the first flanges. contact 210 being embedded in a corresponding mounting groove formed in the middle part 4.1 while each of the second contact flanges 220 is supported by the shoulders 410 of the tenons coming from material with the middle part 4.1.
  • the arrangement of the components of the control device and the stroke of the pusher can be adjusted very precisely, the accuracy of this adjustment is no longer dependent on the accuracy and dimensional tolerances of the electronic module used.
  • the electrical contact of the pusher with the electronic module is ensured by the contact of the movable portion of the first flange on the edge of the second flange, thus ensuring a better wear resistance of the pusher control device.
  • a (second) spacer 8 is arranged on the stack side face of the printed circuit board 60 of the electronic module 6.
  • this spacer 8 ensures, on the one hand, a retention in place of the two contact flanges 220, and, on the other hand, on the other hand, a retention in place of the five contact flanges 210.
  • the configuration of the spacer 8 is illustrated in more detail in the Figures 7a to 7c . As illustrated, this spacer 8 has a substantially annular shape with a support frame 80 provided with five arms 81.1 to 81.5.
  • each arm 81.1 to 81.5 are formed in positions corresponding to the locations of the five pushers 2.1 to 2.5 and each serve to retain the first contact flanges 210 in their respective housings via their two peripheral blades 212, 213 and to to press the second contact flanges 220 against the shoulders 410 of the tenons 400, this being visible in the sections of the figures 2 and 3 (the figure 2 showing for example the retention of the contact flanges 210 and 220 in the vicinity of the pusher 2.2 located at 3 h).
  • each arm 81.1 to 81.5 is preferably provided with a pair of pins 82.
  • pins 82 are directed on the ice side after mounting the spacer 8 and are intended to ensure the permanent contact of the peripheral blades 212, 213 of each first contact flange 210 with the corresponding contact pad 610 formed on the edge of the printed circuit board 60.
  • the frame 80 of the spacer 8 is provided with four notches 83 intended to allow the passage extensions 221, 222 of the two contact flanges 220 to come into contact with the pole 91 of the cell 9.
  • the two pins identified by the numeral 85 ensure proper positioning of the spacer 8 in the middle part 4.1.
  • Figures 8a to 8c have three intermediate phases of mounting the pusher control device according to the preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • the assembly comprising the electronic module 6, the spacer 7 and the display device 5 is housed in the middle part 4.1.
  • the five contact flanges 210 are inserted into their mounting groove, as illustrated in FIG. figure 8b , so that the two peripheral blades 212, 213 of each first contact flange 210 bear against the five corresponding contact pads 610 formed on the edge of the printed circuit board 60.
  • the two contact flanges 220 placed on the battery side are then arranged as shown in the figure 8c , on the shoulders 410 of the tenons 400 of the case 4.1, the bent parts 221a and 222a extensions 221, 222 of each second contact flange 220 bearing against the four contact pads 620 formed on the face still exposed to the printed circuit 60.
  • the spacer 8 illustrated in FIGS. Figures 7a to 7c is then arranged to hold the contact flanges 210, 220 in place.
  • the assembly of the instrument finally ends, among other operations, by fixing the bracelet, not shown, the arrangement of the seal 45 in its groove 41, and the fixing of the bottom 4.2 comprising the battery 9.
  • first contact flanges 210 of the pusher control device are retained by means of the second spacer 8 and the peripheral elastic blades 212, 213 of each of these flanges.
  • contact 210 are in electrical contact with a corresponding contact pad 610 formed on the edge of the printed circuit 60 of the electronic module 6.
  • the contact flanges 210 could alternatively be retained by the printed circuit 60 itself.
  • the spacer again fulfills its additional role of retaining the contact flanges 210, however without the need to provide the pins 82 envisaged in the embodiment illustrated in the figures.
  • peripheral blades of the first metal contact flange are preferably in permanent contact with the corresponding contact pads of the electronic module.

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  1. Steuervorrichtung für Drücker, insbesondere eines Zeitmessgeräts, die umfasst:
    einen Träger (4, 4.1);
    ein elektronisches Modul (6, 60), das in oder auf dem Träger (4, 4.1) angeordnet ist;
    einen Drücker (2.1 bis 2.5), der am Träger beweglich angebracht ist, derart, dass er eine Translationsbahn längs einer Betätigungsachse (X-X) hat;
    ein erstes Kontaktelement (210), das ein bewegliches Teil (211) enthält, das auf der Betätigungsachse (X-X) angeordnet ist, derart, dass es durch den Drücker betätigt wird; und
    ein zweites Kontaktelement (220), mit dem das bewegliche Teil (211) des ersten Kontaktelements (210) in Kontakt gebracht werden kann, um eine elektrische Verbindung zwischen dem ersten und dem zweiten Kontaktelement herzustellen,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das erste und das zweite Kontaktelement (210, 220) aus einem ersten metallischen Kontaktbügel (210) bzw. aus einem zweiten metallischen Kontaktbügel (220) gebildet sind, die beide direkt mittels des Trägers (4, 4.1) getragen werden, und dass der erste Kontaktbügel (210) mit einem ersten Kontaktbereich (610) des elektronischen Moduls (6, 60) in elektrischem Kontakt ist.
  2. Steuervorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der zweite Kontaktbügel (220) mit einem zweiten Kontaktbereich (620) des elektronischen Moduls (6, 60) in elektrischem Kontakt ist.
  3. Steuervorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der zweite Kontaktbügel (220) mit einem Pol (91) einer Quelle (9) für die Versorgung mit elektrischer Energie wie etwa einer Batteriezelle in elektrischem Kontakt ist.
  4. Steuervorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der zweite Kontaktbügel (220) wenigstens eine Verlängerung (221, 222) aufweist, die ein Profil in Form eines "V" besitzt und einen Winkelabschnitt (221a, 222a), der mit dem zweiten Kontaktbereich (620) des elektronischen Moduls (6, 60) in elektrischem Kontakt ist, sowie einen freien Endabschnitt (221 b, 222b), der mit einem Pol (91) einer Quelle (9) für die Versorgung mit elektrischer Energie wie etwa einer Batteriezelle in elektrischem Kontakt ist, umfasst.
  5. Steuervorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste und der zweite Kontaktbügel (210, 220) in im Wesentlichen senkrechten Mittelebenen angeordnet sind, wobei der erste Kontaktbügel (210) ein erstes elastisches Plättchen (211) aufweist, das das beweg-liche Teil des ersten Kontaktelements bildet, wobei dieses erste elastische Plättchen (211) mit einer Kante (223a, 223b, 223c) des zweiten Kontaktbügels (220) in Kontakt gelangen kann.
  6. Steuervorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der erste Kontaktbügel (210) mit einem ersten Kontaktbereich (610), der am elektronischen Modul (6, 60) ausgebildet ist, in elektrischem Kontakt ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste Kontaktbügel (210) die allgemeine Form eines "E" hat, die umfasst:
    eine Basis (214), durch die der erste Kontaktbügel mit dem Träger fest verbunden ist;
    ein mittiges Plättchen (211), das über eines seiner Enden mit der Basis (214) verbunden ist und das bewegliche Teil des ersten Kontaktelements bildet; und
    zwei Randplättchen (212, 213), die im Wesentlichen symmetrisch in Bezug auf das mittige Plättchen (211) angeordnet sind und wovon jedes über eines seiner Enden mit der Basis (214) verbunden ist und das jeweils andere Ende mit dem ersten Kontaktbereich (610) in elektrischem Kontakt ist.
  7. Tragbares elektronisches Instrument (1) wie etwa ein Zeitmessgerät, das ein Gehäuse (4, 4.1, 4.2) umfasst, dadurch gekennzeichnet, das es eine Steuervorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6 enthält und dass das Gehäuse den Träger der Steuervorrichtung bildet.
  8. Elektronisches Instrument nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Drücker (2.1 bis 2.5) in einer Seitenwand des Gehäuses (4, 4.1) angebracht ist und dass der erste und der zweite Kontaktbügel (210, 220) jeweils in Mittelebenen angeordnet sind, die zu der Ebene des elektronischen Moduls (6, 60) im Wesentlichen senkrecht bzw. parallel sind, wobei der erste Kontaktbügel (210) ein erstes elastisches Plättchen (211) umfasst, das das bewegliche Teil des ersten Kontaktelements der Steuervorrichtung für den Drücker bildet, wobei dieses erste elastische Plättchen (211) mit einer Kante (223a, 223b, 223c) des zweiten Kontaktbügels (220) in Kontakt gelangen kann.
  9. Elektronisches Instrument nach Anspruch 8, wobei der erste Kontaktbügel (210) mit einem ersten Kontaktbereich (610), der am elektronischen Modul (6, 60) ausgebildet ist, in elektrischem Kontakt ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste Kontaktbügel (210) die allgemeine Form eines "E" hat, die umfasst:
    eine Basis (214), die in die Seitenwand des Gehäuses (4, 4.1) eingebettet ist;
    ein mittiges Plättchen (211), das über eines seiner Enden mit der Basis (214) verbunden ist und das erste elastische Plättchen bildet; und
    zwei Randplättchen (212, 213), die im Wesentlichen symmetrisch in Bezug auf das mittige Plättchen (211) angeordnet sind und wovon jedes über eines seiner Enden mit der Basis (214) verbunden ist und das andere Ende mit dem ersten Kontaktbereich (610) in elektrischem Kontakt ist.
  10. Elektronisches Instrument nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 9, wobei der erste Kontaktbügel (210) mit einem ersten Kontaktbereich (610), der am elektronischen Modul (6, 60) ausgebildet ist, in elektrischem Kontakt ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste Kontaktbereich (610) am Rand des elektronischen Moduls (6, 60) an einer Seite des elektronischen Moduls oder auf einer seiner Flächen ausgebildet ist.
  11. Elektronisches Instrument nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste Kontaktbügel (210) in dem Gehäuse (4, 4.1) durch ein Halteelement gehalten wird, das durch das elektronische Modul (6, 60) selbst oder durch ein zusätzliches Element (8), das an das elektronische Modul (6, 60) angefügt ist, gebildet ist.
  12. Elektronisches Instrument nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 11, wobei der zweite Kontaktbügel (220) mit einem Kontaktbereich (620), der am elektronischen Modul (6, 60) ausgebildet ist, in elektrischem Kontakt ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es ein Halteelement (8) umfasst, das an einer Fläche des elektronischen Moduls (6, 60) angeordnet ist und einen Halt des zweiten Kontaktbügels (220) im Gehäuse sowie den elektrischen Kontakt dieses zweiten Kontaktbügels (220) mit dem Kontaktbereich (620) sicherstellt.
  13. Elektronisches Instrument nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Halteelement (8) außerdem einen Halt des ersten Kontaktbügels (210) im Gehäuse sicherstellt.
  14. Elektronisches Instrument nach Anspruch 11 oder 13, wobei der erste Kontaktbügel (210) mit einem Kontaktbereich (610), der am elektronischen Modul (6, 60) ausgebildet ist, in elektrischem Kontakt ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Halteelement (8) außerdem den elektrischen Kontakt des ersten Kontaktbügels (210) mit dem Kontaktbereich (610) sicherstellt.
  15. Elektronisches Instrument nach einem der Ansprüche 12 bis 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Halteelement (8) außerdem einen Abstandshalter zwischen dem elektronischen Modul (6, 60) und einer Quelle (9) für die Versorgung mit elektrischer Energie wie etwa einer Batteriezelle bildet.
  16. Elektronisches Instrument nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 15, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es mehrere Drücker (2.1 bis 2.5) enthält, die jeweils einem Kontaktbügel (210) zugeordnet sind, und dass mehrere der Drücker (2.1, 2.2, 2.3; 2.4, 2.5) denselben zweiten Kontaktbügel (220) gemeinsam nutzen.
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PCT/EP2003/011362 WO2004038517A1 (fr) 2002-10-28 2003-10-14 Dispositif de commande pour poussoir, notamment de pièce d'horlogerie, et instrument électronique portable comprenant un tel dispositif
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