EP2686742B1 - Piece d'horlogerie universelle - Google Patents

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EP2686742B1
EP2686742B1 EP12710477.6A EP12710477A EP2686742B1 EP 2686742 B1 EP2686742 B1 EP 2686742B1 EP 12710477 A EP12710477 A EP 12710477A EP 2686742 B1 EP2686742 B1 EP 2686742B1
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Alain Vuilleumier
Jean-Jacques Born
Dominique Léchot
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    • 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
    • G04B19/22—Arrangements for indicating different local apparent times; Universal time pieces
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    • 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
    • G04B19/22—Arrangements for indicating different local apparent times; Universal time pieces
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  • the present invention relates to a timepiece, known as a universal timepiece, the dial of which allows the time of different time zones to be read quickly. It relates more particularly to such a timepiece comprising a first dial bearing geographical indications corresponding to the different time zones and defining a 24-hour turn, and comprising a second dial carrying a 24-hour turn of hours, the second dial being mobile concentrically with the first dial and being arranged to be driven in rotation at the rate of one revolution in 24 hours by the movement of the timepiece, the time indications being arranged opposite the geographical indications of the first dial to indicate local times .
  • the Swiss patent CH 270'085 in particular describes a universal watch which comprises a central central dial of twelve hours above which conventionally rotate the hour hands of minutes and seconds.
  • a first 24-hour annular dial is rotatably mounted around the central dial. This annular dial is arranged to be driven by movement, counterclockwise, at the rate of one revolution in twenty-four hours. It is still synchronized with the hands so that the passage of the 12-hour and 24-hour indications in the twelve position hours ”of the watch is made at the time when the hands are superimposed at twelve.
  • a second annular dial, bearing geographical indications corresponding to the time zones is rotatably mounted around the first annular dial. It is arranged to be moved manually by means of a crown whose stem ends in a bevel gear meshing with a peripheral toothing of the second annular dial.
  • WO 2008/125535 A2 discloses to the figure 3 a timepiece comprising a rotating dial with geographical indications (3) and an hour dial (31), the geographical indications having the same time change dates are on the same ring (36, 37, 38), which can be moved mechanically.
  • An object of the present invention is to remedy the drawbacks of the above-mentioned prior art.
  • the present invention achieves this object by providing a universal timepiece in accordance with claim 1 appended.
  • the figure 1 is a plan view from the dial side of a universal watch according to an example not forming part of the invention.
  • the Figures 7 and 8 are two views exploded diagrams showing the main elements of this same watch.
  • the watch shown has a middle 39 closed on top by three dials.
  • a fixed annular dial 44 which carries a 12-hour turn of hours, and which is arranged to cooperate with hour and minute hands respectively referenced 41 and 42.
  • the annular dial 44 surrounds a first dial 3 formed by a dial support (or plate) 9 which here has the shape of a disc and which carries movable dial sectors (11 to 15).
  • the first dial 3 is provided with geographical indications 5 which go around the dial and which correspond to the 24 time zones of the planet.
  • the first dial carries a second central dial (referenced 7) arranged concentrically with the first dial.
  • the second dial carries a 24-hour hour lap intended to cooperate with the geographical indications of the first dial to indicate local hours.
  • the second dial 7 is arranged to be driven in rotation by the movement 46 of the watch in the counterclockwise direction. Note that the second dial could just as easily turn in the same direction as the hands. In this case, the sequence of hours on the hour turn of the dial 7 would also be reversed.
  • the first dial 3 is arranged to be controlled manually in rotation by a manual control member operable from the outside of the middle part.
  • This control member comprises a crown 53 secured to a pinion 55.
  • the pinion 55 is arranged to mesh with a peripheral edge teeth 57 of the support 9. It will be understood that this arrangement allows the wearer of the watch to rotate the first dial 3, and therefore the geographical indications 5 which he wears, by actuating the crown 53.
  • the programming disc 25 is one of the manual means which, according to the invention, are arranged to selectively shift some of the said geographical indications by 1/24 th of a turn.
  • the watch of the example illustrated comprises a dedicated control member in the form of a rotary crown 27 mounted at four o'clock in the middle of the watch. Referring also to the figure 3 , it can be seen that the crown 27 is integral in rotation with a pinion 29 arranged inside the watch case. The pinion 29 engages with a peripheral toothing 31 of the programming disc 25.
  • a jumper spring 51 ( figure 6 ) is also arranged to secure the programming disc of the first dial 3. Note that the jumper 51 should not be too strong, so that, when the crown 27 is actuated, the disc 25 can rotate without driving the dial 3 with him.
  • the middle part 39 is also arranged to receive the movement 46 of the watch.
  • the watch movement comprises a carriageway and a concentric hour cannon (not shown) which respectively carry the 42 minute and 41 hour hands.
  • the movement 46 also includes a 24 hour cannon concentric with the axis needles and which is arranged to drive the second dial 7 at the rate of one revolution in 24 hours.
  • An opening 48 is further arranged in the middle part 39 to allow the passage of the winding stem 47 and setting the time of the movement.
  • This rod ends with a knurled crown 50 ( figure 1 ).
  • the figure 2 is an enlarged view of part of the figure 1 , showing in particular the first and the second dial (respectively referenced 3 and 7).
  • the movable dial sectors 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 carry some of the geographical indications 5, while other geographical indications are affixed directly on the plate 9 of the dial.
  • the plate 9 is pierced with a number of oblong openings 17 (better visible in the figure 5 ) which define arcs of concentric circles on the dial.
  • the different sectors 11 to 15 are arranged to slide each in one of the oblong openings, so as to be able to offset angularly by a 1/24 th of a turn relative to the board of the first dial 3.
  • the geographical indications 5 which are carried by the same sector of mobile dial designate places where the passages between summer time and winter time take place on the same date in one direction as in the other.
  • the dial sector referenced 12 carries, from left to right, the geographical indications "Azores”, “London”, “Geneva” and "Helsinki”.
  • dial sector referenced 11 carries, from left to right, the geographical indications “Anchorage”, “LA”, “Calgary”, “Chicago”, “NY” and “Hallifax”. These six cities are all located in the United States or Canada and, in these regions, the changeover to summer time currently takes place on the second Sunday in March, while the return to winter time takes place the first Sunday in November.
  • Three other sliding sectors each carry a unique geographical indication.
  • Each of these three geographical indications corresponds to a place in the southern hemisphere where, as is well known, the seasons are reversed with respect to the northern hemisphere. For example, in Sydney (sundial 13) and in southern Australia, daylight saving time occurs on the first Sunday in October, and daylight saving time occurs the first Sunday in April of the following year. In Auckland (area of dial 14) and in the rest of New Zealand, the changeover to summer time takes place on the last Sunday in September, and the return to winter time takes place on the first Sunday April of the following year. Finally in Rio de Janeiro, (area of dial 15), the transition to summer time takes place on the third Sunday in October, and the return to winter time takes place on the third or fourth Sunday in February of the following year.
  • the first annular dial 3 still carries, from left to right, the geographical indications "Abidjan”, “Tripoli”, “Pretoria”, “Djibouti”, “Moscow”, “Karachi”, “Dacca”, “Bangkok”, “ Hong Kong “,” Tokyo “,” Brisbane “,” Noumea “,” Midway “,” Samoa “,” Hawaii “,” Gambier Islands “,” Henderson Islands “,” Culiacan “,” Galapagos ",” Lima “, “Caracas” and “wholesome Aires”.
  • These latest geographical indications correspond to places where summer time is not practiced. As there is therefore no seasonal time change in these regions, the corresponding geographical indications do not need to be carried by mobile dial sectors, and can therefore be carried directly on plate 9 of the first dial.
  • the figure 5 is a view from the back side of the watch, the back and the movement having been removed so as to offer a bottom view of the plate 9 of the dial 3.
  • the plate 9 is pierced with a number of oblong openings 17 which define arcs of concentric circles on the dial. In the present example, these different arcs are not all subtended by the same circle.
  • a first circle underpins four, while the fifth is on a larger diameter circle.
  • the plate 9 also carries five small starred mobiles (respectively referenced 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23) each formed by a star with four branches and a small toothed wheel assembled in coaxial position.
  • the five small star mobiles are rotatably mounted on plate 9 and, as shown in the figure 5 , the distances separating them from the axis of the watch are all different in the present example.
  • the movable dial sectors 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 are arranged to slide in the openings in an arc of a circle 17.
  • the movable dial sectors include feet (not shown) which are inserted into the oblong openings so that the ends of the feet protrude under the board of the first dial.
  • the figure 6 is a view similar to the figure 5 further showing five toothed sectors (referenced respectively 11A, 12A, 13A, 14A and 15A).
  • the movable dial sectors are each integral with one of the toothed sectors by means of the feet passing through the openings 17 in an arc of a circle (during the assembly of the timepiece, it is for example possible process by first inserting the feet into the openings of the board, and then driving the distal end of each foot into a hole provided for this purpose in one of the toothed sectors).
  • each of the toothed sectors 11A, 12A, 13A, 14A and 15A meshes with the teeth of one of the small starred mobiles (respectively 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23).
  • the figure 6 further shows five jumper springs 49 which are arranged to cooperate with the five movable dial sectors. It will be understood that thanks, on the one hand, to the limited length of the openings in a circular arc 17, and on the other hand, to the presence of the jumpers 49, the movable dial sectors 11 to 18 can each occupy only two positions stable which are separated from each other by 1/24 th of a turn.
  • the figure 3 is a view similar to those of figures 5 and 6 , but in which a programming disk 25 is also shown, the function of which is to determine the order in which the various sectors of mobile dial 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 are actuated.
  • the programming disc In this view from the back side of the watch, the programming disc almost entirely hides the plate 9 of the first dial, of which only the peripheral toothing 57 is visible. It will also be understood that the toothed sectors 11A, 12A, 13A, 14A and 15A and the small star mobiles 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 which are arranged between the programming disc 25 and the board 9 are not visible either on the figure 3 .
  • the programming disc has ten pins referenced 19H, 19E, 20H, 20E, 21E, 21H, 22E, 22H, 23E and 23H.
  • the pins are arranged on the face of the programming disc 25 facing plate 9, and that they are therefore not strictly speaking visible on the figure 3 .
  • the pins are driven into holes in the programming disc. It is in fact the holes in which the pins are driven which are visible in the figure 3 .
  • the crown 27 is integral in rotation with a pinion 29 arranged inside the watch case.
  • the pinion 29 engages with a peripheral toothing 31 of the programming disc 25.
  • the programming disc is designed to rotate in the same direction as the hands of the watch when it is actuated. Means known to those skilled in the art (not shown) are preferably still provided to prevent the rotation of the programming disc in the counterclockwise direction. It will be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the case where the programming disc must be actuated in the clockwise direction. On the contrary, according to other embodiments, the programming disc could be arranged to rotate anticlockwise when it is actuated. In this case, the pins would be arranged in a different configuration on the disc.
  • the respective distances separating the ten pins from the axis of the watch are all different.
  • these distances are increasing in the order of the lugs 19H, 19E, 20H, 20E, 21E, 21H, 22E, 22H, 23E and, finally, 23H.
  • the wearer of the watch rotates the programming disc 25 by actuating the control member 27, each of the lugs carried by the disc move along a circular trajectory whose radius is equal to the distance separating this lug from the axis watch hands.
  • the distances separating the five star mobiles from the axis of the watch were also all different.
  • each mobile the star is arranged so that its star intercepts the trajectory of two very precise pins.
  • the starred mobile 19 is arranged to intercept the circular trajectories of the lugs 19H and 19E
  • the starred mobile 20 is arranged to intercept the trajectories of the lugs 20H and 20E, and so on.
  • the pin 19H is located slightly closer to the axis of the watch hands than is the axis of the star mobile 19.
  • the pin 19E is located slightly further from the axis of the watch hands than is the star mobile 19. So, when the pin 19E meets the star of the mobile 19, it rotates it in the same direction as the programming disc.
  • the toothing of the toothed sector 11A is an internal toothing (in other words, turned towards the axis of the needles).
  • the pins are arranged on the programming disc 25 in such a way that each encounter of one of the pins with a star-shaped mobile corresponds to a different angular position of the disc of programming.
  • the relationship between the position of the pins and that of the starred mobiles is such that the pins intervene in the order 23H, 19E, 20E, 21H, 22H, 22E, 21E, 23E, 20H and, finally, 19H, when the programming disc rotates clockwise.

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