EP2380455A1 - Armband mit Gelenkgliedern - Google Patents

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EP2380455A1
EP2380455A1 EP10160843A EP10160843A EP2380455A1 EP 2380455 A1 EP2380455 A1 EP 2380455A1 EP 10160843 A EP10160843 A EP 10160843A EP 10160843 A EP10160843 A EP 10160843A EP 2380455 A1 EP2380455 A1 EP 2380455A1
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Kurt Bergundthal
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Rado Uhren AG
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Priority to JP2011095850A priority patent/JP2011229916A/ja
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C11/00—Watch chains; Ornamental chains
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/02—Link constructions
    • A44C5/10—Link constructions not extensible
    • A44C5/105—Link constructions not extensible with links made of one piece and linked together by one connecting element
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/02—Link constructions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/02—Link constructions
    • A44C5/10—Link constructions not extensible
    • A44C5/107—Link constructions not extensible with links made of more than two elements including connecting elements

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  • the present invention relates to the field of watchmaking and jewelery. It relates more precisely a link bracelet articulated between them using a pin.
  • Such bracelets are well known to those skilled in the art. They comprise a plurality of links, identical or paired, articulated in pairs in the manner of a hinge comprising a male part, a female part and a connecting pin.
  • the links are, for example, elements in I alternating with elements in H between the branches to which they are engaged. They can also be elements of more complex shape, comprising on one side the male hinge part and on the other, the female part. They are traversed by holes forming an alignment when the male part is engaged in the female part, and in which pins are placed.
  • the pins must be locked axially inside the alignment of holes so as not to come out, but free to rotate inside one of the male or female hinge parts, so not to hinder the linkage movement of the links. Furthermore, they must be removably mounted so as to remove or add a link during a possible adjustment in length of the bracelet.
  • intermediate parts are used for assembling the pins with ceramic links.
  • These parts consist of a first tube provided with a longitudinal slot, which consists of an elastically deformable material such as metal or plastic, and a second non-split tube.
  • the relative radial and longitudinal dimensions of the various elements of the hinge are important for the operation of the joint.
  • the male hinge part of the links is pierced with a through hole of diameter greater than that of the holes of the female hinge portion.
  • the diameter of the pin is smaller than the diameters of the holes made in the male and female hinge parts.
  • the outer diameter of the first and second tubes is greater than the diameter of the holes of the female hinge portion, but less than the diameter of the hole of the male portion.
  • the inside diameter of the first split tube is slightly smaller than the diameter of the pin, while the inside diameter of the second tube is slightly greater. The latter is also less than the outside diameter of the first split tube.
  • the total length of the first and second end-to-end tubes is substantially equal to the length of the hole of the male hinge portion, and the length of the pin is substantially equal to the sum of the lengths of the hole of the male hinge portion. and two holes in the female hinge portion.
  • the first and second tubes are disposed end-to-end within the male hinge portion of a first link. Their outer diameters being greater than the diameter of the holes of the female hinge portion, said tubes are locked axially in the male hinge hole. In addition, they can not slide into each other because of their relative inner and outer diameters.
  • the pin is housed inside the first and second tubes, its ends being engaged in the holes of the female hinge portion of a link adjacent the first link, in which they are free to rotate.
  • the inner diameter of the second tube being greater than the diameter of the pin, it is free inside the second tube.
  • the inside diameter of the first split tube being slightly smaller than the diameter of the pin, the latter is axially fixed and in rotation with the first tube, under the clamping action that it exerts on it.
  • the introduction of the pin in the first split tube is carried out by driving. As said tube is slotted, it is extended slightly radially under the action of driving, so that its initial diameter does not necessarily have to be given with great precision relative to the diameter of the pin.
  • the pin being secured to the first split tube, it is trapped inside the hole through the male hinge portion. In addition, it is blocked axially inside this hole by the second tube which occupies the other portion of the length of the hole and thus blocks any axial movement of the first split tube.
  • the pin ensures the maintenance and articulation of these links.
  • it can be removed easily links, to disassemble the bracelet, by hunting out of the first split tube.
  • a rigid rod slightly smaller in diameter than that of the pin, is used to drive the pin out of the split tube when it is itself actuated by means of a hammer.
  • the length adjustment of such a bracelet comprises, in addition to the steps mentioned above, a first step of driving a pin out of the first split tube in order to separate two adjacent links.
  • the articulated link bracelet represented in figure 1 and referenced as a whole 1, comprises first links 10, substantially I-shaped, intercalated with second links 20, substantially H-shaped, a link 10 forming I with a link 20 H, a step of longitudinal development of the bracelet.
  • each first link 10 at I is engaged partially between the branches of a second link 20 H disposed to its right, and partially between the branches of a second link 20 H disposed to its left, and so next to the ends of the bracelet.
  • the first and second links 10, 20 are articulated in pairs in the manner of a hinge, the male part 11 of which is formed by a longitudinal half of a first I-link 10 and the female part 21 is formed by the branches of a second link 20 in H.
  • the male hinge parts 11 of the links 10 are pierced longitudinally of a first through hole 12, while the female hinge parts 21 of the second links 20 are pierced with a second and a second third holes 22, 23, parallel to the middle branch H.
  • the second and third through holes 22, 23 have a smaller diameter D2 than the diameter D1 of the first through holes 12.
  • the holes 12 , 22, 23 are further arranged to form an alignment when the male hinge portion 11 is engaged in the female hinge portion 21.
  • a pin 30 takes place in the interior. r of said alignment, to ensure the maintenance and articulation of two links 10, 20 neighbors.
  • An axial locking element 31 of the pin 30 is mounted axially locked inside the first through hole 12 of the male hinge part 11.
  • the axial locking element 31 of the pin 30, shown in perspective in figure 4 is formed of a first tube 40 provided with a longitudinal slot 45 and a second tube 41 not split.
  • the first tube 40 is made of an elastically deformable material such as metal or plastic.
  • the presence of the longitudinal slot 45 gives it a radial elasticity whose function will appear thereafter.
  • Said tubes 40 and 41 have outer diameters, respectively De1, De2, greater than the diameter D2 of the second and third through-holes 22, 23, and smaller than the diameter D1 of the first through-holes 12. Thanks to this characteristic, the tubes 40 and 41 are axially locked within a first through hole 12, when the latter forms an alignment with a second and a third through-hole 22, 23.
  • the cumulative length of a first and a second tube 40, 41 is substantially equal to the length of the first through hole 12, so that said tubes 40, 41 can not slide inside a through hole 12.
  • the outer diameter D4 of a pin 30 is smaller than the inner diameter Di2 of a second non-split tube 41 in which it is freely engaged.
  • the same outside diameter D4 is slightly greater than the inner diameter Di1 of a first split tube 40. Thanks to the radial elasticity property of a first tube 40 conferred by the longitudinal slot 45, the said first tube 40 exerts a clamping action on the pin 30 which is thus secured to it in rotation and in translation.
  • the pin 30 being secured to a first split tube 40 and the latter being locked axially in the first through hole 12, the pin is itself mounted axially locked in the alignment formed by the first, second and third through holes 12 , 22, 23.
  • the first and second tubes 40 and 41 are provided with an annular end by which they are integral on an angular portion ⁇ less than 180 ° s' extending substantially opposite to the longitudinal slot 45.
  • Said tubes 40, 41 are for example spot welded to the angular portion ⁇ . Thanks to this characteristic, the tubes 40 and 41 form a single axial locking element 31 of the pin 30 in place of the two distinct elements formed by the first and second tubes 40, 41.
  • the angular portion ⁇ by which they are integral is less than 180 ° and opposite to the longitudinal slot 45 to maintain the radial elasticity of the first split tube 40.
  • this property is essential for the axial retention of the pin 30 within the l aligning the through holes 12, 22, 23 and disassembling it for the purpose, for example, of removing or adding a link.
  • Tests show that beyond 180 °, the radial elasticity of the first split tube 40 is reduced, which can cause the solder to be transferred between the first and second tubes 40 and 41, and possibly reduce the elasticity of the first tube 40.
  • the angular portion ⁇ is greater than 140 °, in order to achieve sufficient maintenance of the two tubes 40 and 41.
  • the assembly of articulated bracelets according to the invention is facilitated and made faster compared to the mounting of a bracelet according to the state of the art.
  • An axial locking element 31 is introduced into a first through hole 12 of a first I-link 10 and then said first link 10 is engaged between the branches of a second link 20 H.
  • a pin is driven into the element axial locking 31 through the alignment formed by the three holes 12, 22, 23.
  • the two links 10 and 20 are assembled articulated manner. Any confusion between split tube and non-split tube is avoided, and the insertion time of the blocking element is halved.
  • the links are different and matched. Each has two male hinge parts or two female hinge parts. Alternatively, the links may be identical and each comprise a male hinge portion and a female hinge portion without the invention being modified. Such a type of bracelet is represented in figure 6 .
  • the axial locking elements 31 are formed of a first tube 40 provided with a longitudinal slot and a second non-slotted tube 41.
  • this embodiment can be extended to any axial locking element comprising a first radially elastic tube and a second tube not having this property.
  • the first tube may be made of an elastic material such as rubber. It may also be formed of a braid, metallic or other, capable of extending radially.
  • Such tubes are well known to those skilled in the art.
  • the welding between the two tubes must be done so as to preserve the radial elasticity of the first tube. This can be achieved, for example, by welding the two tubes at four separate points each of 90 °. Each angular portion located between two welding points retains its radial elasticity, and therefore the tube generally retains its property of radial elasticity.
  • the welding can also be performed, as previously on an angular portion not exceeding 180 °.

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EP10160843A EP2380455B1 (de) 2010-04-23 2010-04-23 Armband mit Gelenkgliedern
KR1020110037298A KR20110118570A (ko) 2010-04-23 2011-04-21 관절연결식 링크가 구비된 브레이슬릿
CN2011101377444A CN102232677A (zh) 2010-04-23 2011-04-22 具有铰接链节的手链
JP2011095850A JP2011229916A (ja) 2010-04-23 2011-04-22 連接リンクを有するブレスレット
US13/152,383 US8281616B2 (en) 2010-04-23 2011-06-03 Bracelet with articulated links

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