EP2124112A1 - Uhrmechanismus und diesen Mechanismus umfassendes Modul - Google Patents

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EP2124112A1
EP2124112A1 EP08156728A EP08156728A EP2124112A1 EP 2124112 A1 EP2124112 A1 EP 2124112A1 EP 08156728 A EP08156728 A EP 08156728A EP 08156728 A EP08156728 A EP 08156728A EP 2124112 A1 EP2124112 A1 EP 2124112A1
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Johnny Frédéric Girardin
Franck-Charles-Cyril Orny
Daniel Martinez
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Priority to CN200980117176.2A priority patent/CN102027421B/zh
Priority to US12/993,972 priority patent/US8641269B2/en
Priority to RU2010143809/28A priority patent/RU2010143809A/ru
Priority to PCT/EP2009/055821 priority patent/WO2009141262A1/fr
Priority to EP09749752A priority patent/EP2279460A1/de
Priority to JP2011509931A priority patent/JP2011521243A/ja
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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
    • G04B27/00—Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means
    • G04B27/02—Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means by making use of the winding means
    • G04B27/04—Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means by making use of the winding means with clutch wheel

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  • the present invention relates to a timepiece mechanism comprising a control rod pivotally mounted and movable between at least two axial positions, a control gear mounted to rotate with said control rod, and at least one actuating member arranged to cooperate with said drive gear when the control rod occupies one of the axial positions.
  • the invention also relates to a module comprising such a mechanism.
  • This type of mechanism is for example a winding and setting mechanism which conventionally comprises a winding stem on which a sliding pinion, integral in rotation with the winding stem, can slide between a winding position and a position setting time.
  • the sliding pinion In the winding position, the sliding pinion cooperates with a first actuating member constituted by a winding pinion and in the setting position, the sliding pinion cooperates with a suitable return which constitutes a second actuating member.
  • the different parts are arranged on the winding stem, starting from the outside to the center of the movement in the following order: winding pinion, sliding pinion, return for setting the time.
  • the passage from one position to another is effected by means of a pull tab cooperating with the winding stem and a rocker whose end is housed in a notch provided on the sliding pinion.
  • the zipper and the latch represent the disadvantage of complicating the mechanism in its construction and operation.
  • An object of the present invention is therefore to overcome these disadvantages, by proposing a mechanism for time setting and reassembly, and more generally for the actuation of a function of a watch movement, allowing a construction and a simplified operation.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a timepiece module independent of the plate of a movement, simple and compact design, easily removable to be used on any type of movement.
  • a timepiece mechanism comprising a control rod pivotally mounted and movable between at least two axial positions, a control gear mounted to rotate with said control rod. , and at least one actuating member arranged to cooperate with said control gear when the control rod occupies one of the axial positions.
  • said control gear is furthermore integral in translation with said rod when said control rod moves from one to the other of said two positions.
  • the mechanism according to the invention is particularly compact.
  • the actuating member may be kinematically connected to display members of a clockwork movement, and may comprise a setting wheel mounted free to rotate on the rod of control, and the drive gear can include, on its side facing the time setting wheel, a toothing adapted to cooperate with the toothing of the time setting wheel to correct the time.
  • the actuating member may comprise a winding pinion arranged to be kinematically and at least temporarily connected to a mainspring of a clockwork movement, said winding pinion being freely mounted in rotation on the control rod, and the control pinion may include, on its face facing the winding pinion, a toothing adapted to cooperate with said winding pinion for reassembly of said movement.
  • the mechanism of the invention may comprise at least two actuating members, one for correcting the time and the other for reassembly, such as those described above, and the pinion
  • the control device is then arranged so that on the control rod, starting from the outside towards the center, the time setting wheel, the control gear and the winding pinion.
  • the actuating member may comprise a rack able to move perpendicularly to the control rod in a bidirectional movement, said rack comprising actuating means arranged to cooperate with a mechanism of a movement.
  • watchmaker and the drive gear may comprise a toothing adapted to cooperate with the teeth of the rack so as to move said rack and its actuating means.
  • the toothing of the rack is chosen so that, in one position, the control gear cooperates with the rack, and that the control gear can pass through the toothing of the rack to reach the other position.
  • the mechanism of the invention may comprise a first control gear for setting the time and reassembly and a second control gear arranged to cooperate with a rack for the actuation of another mechanism of a watch movement such as those described above, the first and second control gears being arranged so that, on the control rod, from the outside towards the center, the second control gear, the setting wheel, the first control gear and the winding gear, and the control rod is movable between three axial positions, a first position in which the first control gear meshes with the winding pinion, a second position in which the second drive gear meshes with the rack, and a third position in which the first drive gear meshes with the setting wheel, the second drive gear having passed through the toothing of the rack.
  • the mechanism according to the invention comprises a selector spring cooperating with the control rod and with a positioning member to define the positions of the control rod.
  • the present invention also relates to a timepiece module comprising a housing, said housing containing a mechanism as described above.
  • a timepiece module comprising a housing, said housing containing a mechanism as described above.
  • control rod may comprise a first removable element and a second element housed inside the housing.
  • the module according to the invention may comprise, on the side of the winding pinion, a tab projecting from the housing and rotatably mounted on said housing, said tab supporting at least one return arranged on the one hand to mesh with the winding pinion and secondly to be kinematically connected and at least temporarily to a mainspring.
  • the present invention also relates to a timepiece comprising a mechanism or a module as defined above.
  • the mechanism and the module comprise two control gears and three actuating members, namely a pinion. winding, a time setting wheel and a rack for actuating another function, the control rod can then occupy three positions.
  • a module 1 according to the invention comprising a housing 2 and a mechanism containing the mechanism according to the invention.
  • the mechanism according to the invention comprises a control rod 3 mounted inside the housing 2, pivoting in the plane of the timepiece, and movable in translation between three axial positions.
  • the control rod 3 comprises a first element 4 and a second element 5 housed essentially inside the housing 2.
  • the first element 4 is removably arranged inside the second element 5 so that it can be dismounted easily and to be able to easily remove the movement from its box.
  • the elements 4 and 5 of the rod are secured by means of a screw 6. It is obvious that the elements 4 and 5 can be replaced by any other broken rod device.
  • the second element 5 of the control rod 3 has a first cylindrical zone 7 comprising a circular groove 8 whose operation will be explained below.
  • the element 5 then has a square 9 and then a second cylindrical zone 10.
  • a ring 12 driven on the element 5 of the control rod 3 and a coil spring 44 arranged to keep the control pinion 11 in contact with the ring 12 so as to make the control pinion 11 integral in translation with said control rod 3 as it moves between its three axial positions.
  • a toothed bush 13 On the cylindrical portion 7 of the element 5 of the control rod 3 is driven a toothed bush 13, constituting a second control gear integral in rotation and in translation of the control rod 3.
  • a first actuating member is constituted by a winding pinion 15.
  • Said winding pinion 15 is mounted free to rotate on the element 5 of the control rod 3 on the side of a watch movement (not shown) and is blocked in translation by means of a bearing 45 of appropriate shape and driven on the housing 2.
  • the winding pinion 15 is arranged to be kinematically connected and at least temporarily to a mainspring (not shown) of said movement.
  • a lug 16 projecting from the housing 2 and rotatably mounted around a pivot 17 on the housing 2.
  • Said tab 16 supports two references, a first reference 18 arranged to mesh with the toothing 19 of the winding pinion 15, and a second return 20 arranged to be kinematically connected and at least temporarily to the mainspring.
  • the lug 16 can tilt and disengage the return 20 of the ratchet barrel to disengage and avoid rotating the control rod 3 during automatic winding.
  • the winding pinion 15 and the control pinion 11 comprise a Breguet toothing 21 allowing the control pinion 11 to cooperate with the winding pinion 15 for the reassembly of the movement when the control rod 3 is in position. winding. Thanks to the Breguet toothing, meshing between the control pinion 11 and the winding pinion 15 occurs only when the control rod 3 is turned in the direction of reassembly. In the other direction, the control pinion 11 can rotate without driving the winding pinion 15.
  • the control pinion 11 comprises a singing toothing 22 opposite and capable of cooperating with a toothing 23 of a setting wheel of an hour 24.
  • Said clocking wheel 24 is mounted free to rotate on the toothed sleeve 13 of the element 5 of the control rod 3 and is a second actuator for correcting the time.
  • the hour-setting wheel 24 comprises a toothing 25 and is arranged so that the toothing 25 meshes with a return 26 mounted free to rotate on the housing 2, itself meshing with a return 27 mounted freely in rotation on the housing 2 and kinematically connected to display members (not shown) of the watch movement.
  • the module 1 comprises a third actuating member constituted by a rack 30, of generally cylindrical shape.
  • Said rack 30 is adapted to move perpendicularly to the control rod 3 in a bidirectional front-rear movement, and is held by two leaf springs 31 fixed on either side of the housing 2 (cf. Fig. 2 ).
  • the rack comprises a toothing 32 adapted to cooperate with the toothing 33 of the toothed sleeve 13.
  • the toothing 32 of the rack is in the form of a pyramid so that it can be traversed by the toothing 33 of the toothed sleeve 13 avoiding any collision, when the control rod 3 is moved to occupy the third position, as will be seen below.
  • the actuating means of the rack 30 are constituted by two actuating fingers 34 provided on the cylindrical body of the rack. These actuating fingers 34 protrude from the housing 2 which comprises two channels 35 in which said actuating fingers 34 may flow.
  • the actuating fingers 34 are arranged to cooperate with a mechanism (not shown) of the watch movement, which can for example, a date correction mechanism of a calendar, a mechanism for activating a minute repeater, a mechanism for engaging a chronograph, etc.
  • actuating means of the rack may also consist of a reverse system, that is to say a groove provided on the body of the rack arranged to be able to move pins cooperating with a mechanism of the watch movement.
  • the drive gear 11 and the toothed bushing 13 are arranged on the control rod 3 so that, on the control rod 3, starting from the outside towards the center, the toothed bush 13, the wheel of setting at time 24, the control pinion 11 and the winding pinion 15, and so that the rack 30 is located before the toothed socket 13 when the control rod 3 occupies the first winding position and between the setting wheel 24 and the toothed sleeve 13, when the control rod 3 occupies the third setting position.
  • a selector spring 40 secured to two pins 41 which plunge into the groove 8 of the element 5 of the control rod 3, so that the selector spring 40 follows the displacement in translation of the control rod 3.
  • the ends 43 of the spring-selector 40 are arranged to cooperate with a positioning member 42 which comprises three indexing elements on which can engage the ends 43 of the spring- selector 40, thereby defining the three positions of the control rod 3.
  • All the elements of the mechanism are sized and arranged to be able to contain in the housing 2 and constitute a particularly compact mechanism and module.
  • this module 1 is independent of the rest of the clockwork movement and can be easily removed to be replaced.
  • the mechanism is in the first winding position, represented on the Figures 3 and 4 .
  • the control rod 3 is pushed back to the bottom of the housing 2 and the control pinion 11 is pressed against the winding pinion 15.
  • the control pinion 11 does not cooperate with the clocking wheel 24 and the toothed sleeve 13 does not cooperate with the rack 30.
  • the ends 43 of the selector spring 40 are engaged in the first indexing member of the positioning member 42 to maintain the control rod in its first position.
  • the toothing 19 of the winding pinion 15 then meshes with the return 18, which meshes with the 20 which is kinematically connected to the ratchet fixed on the barrel shaft for reassembly.
  • the lug 16 movable in rotation makes it possible to best cooperate with the module 1 with the ratchet and allows disengagement in case of automatic winding, so that the control rod is not rotated. If the control rod 3 is rotated in the opposite direction, the control pinion 11 is disengaged from the winding pinion 15.
  • the selector spring 40 driven by the pins 41 housed in the groove 8 of the control rod, moves in the same manner until its ends 43 engage in the second indexing element of the positioning member 42, thus defining the second position corresponding to the actuation of a movement mechanism.
  • the toothing 33 of the toothed sleeve 13 cooperates with the toothing 32 of the Rack 30.
  • the rack 30 and the actuating fingers 34 move in a reciprocating manner perpendicular to the control rod 3 to actuate a suitable mechanism.
  • the leaf springs 31 act as return springs.
  • the skilled person will choose a suitable rack, in order to rotate the control rod 3 in a continuous movement instead of reciprocating.
  • the selector spring 40 driven by the pins 41 housed in the groove 8 of the control rod, moves in the same manner until its ends 43 are closed. engage in the third indexing member of the positioning member 42, thereby defining the third position for correcting the time.
  • the control pinion 11, constrained by the coil spring 44 and pushed by the ring 12, and the toothed sleeve 13, also integral in translation with the control rod 3 move in the same way until occupying the third position of correction of the hour.
  • control pinion 11 does not cooperate with the winding pinion 15 and the toothing 33 of the toothed sleeve 13 has passed through the toothing of the rack 30 so that the control pinion 11 co-operates with the setting wheel. 24.
  • the control gear 11 secured to the control rod 3 rotates by driving the time setting wheel 24 by the edge teeth 22 and 23.
  • the toothing 25 the time-setting wheel 24 then meshes with the gear 26 which itself meshes with the gear 27, itself being kinematically connected to display elements, for the correction of the time.
  • the positioning member 42 is arranged to allow a return of the mechanism in the first position by pushing the control rod 3 without passing through the second intermediate position.
  • the mechanism and the module according to the invention may comprise different combinations of control gears and actuating members, as described above.
  • a mechanism and its module comprising one or more bushings integral with the control rod arranged to cooperate with different racks each operating a mechanism different from the movement.
  • a winding mechanism and time setting and its module similar to that described above, but comprising only the control pinion can cooperate with the winding pinion and the wheel worm. 'hour.

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EP08156728A EP2124112A1 (de) 2008-05-22 2008-05-22 Uhrmechanismus und diesen Mechanismus umfassendes Modul
CN200980117176.2A CN102027421B (zh) 2008-05-22 2009-05-14 计时器机构和包含这种机构的模块
US12/993,972 US8641269B2 (en) 2008-05-22 2009-05-14 Timepiece mechanism and module comprising such a mechanism
RU2010143809/28A RU2010143809A (ru) 2008-05-22 2009-05-14 Механизм для часов и модуль, содержащий такой механизм
PCT/EP2009/055821 WO2009141262A1 (fr) 2008-05-22 2009-05-14 Mecanisme de piece d'horlogerie et module comprenant un tel mecanisme
EP09749752A EP2279460A1 (de) 2008-05-22 2009-05-14 Uhrmechanismus und modul mit derartigem mechanismus
JP2011509931A JP2011521243A (ja) 2008-05-22 2009-05-14 時計機構および該時計機構を備えるモジュール

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