EP3414630B1 - Reversible wristwatch having multiple configurations - Google Patents

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EP3414630B1
EP3414630B1 EP17702656.4A EP17702656A EP3414630B1 EP 3414630 B1 EP3414630 B1 EP 3414630B1 EP 17702656 A EP17702656 A EP 17702656A EP 3414630 B1 EP3414630 B1 EP 3414630B1
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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
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/04—Mounting the clockwork in the case; Shock absorbing mountings
    • G04B37/0427—Mountings relative to pocket and wrist watches allowing a rocking movement about a hinge or any other movement
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    • 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
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/04—Mounting the clockwork in the case; Shock absorbing mountings
    • G04B37/0427—Mountings relative to pocket and wrist watches allowing a rocking movement about a hinge or any other movement
    • G04B37/0454—Free standing watches (montre chevalet)
    • 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
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/14—Suspending devices, supports or stands for time-pieces insofar as they form part of the case
    • G04B37/1406—Means for fixing the clockwork pieces on other objects (possibly on walls)
    • G04B37/1426—Means whereby the clockwork piece may move with regard to its suspension device

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  • the present invention relates to a wristwatch comprising a middle part having a side wall, joining the first and second faces of the middle part defining between them a mean plane, and comprising first and second diametrically opposed fastening members of a bracelet, to make integral with the middle part of the first and second respective ends of a bracelet, a cover arranged to be able to at least partially cover one of the first and second faces while being capable of pivoting with reference to the middle part between a first closed position in which the ends of the bracelet are locked on the middle part and a second open position in which the ends of the bracelet are free to be separated from the middle part.
  • the present invention relates to such a type of wristwatch in which the bracelet can be removed from the box without requiring the use of tools.
  • an element which can cover all or part of a face of the middle part that is to say that it can in particular have the form of a solid bottom. , or even possibly provided with a window, or alternatively, with a bezel which can be considered as a bottom whose center is hollowed out.
  • a bezel provision may be made for it to carry a lens or for it to be open in its center without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the patent CH 698787 B1 provides an example of a wristwatch meeting the characteristics presented above, in which the middle part has two pairs of lugs for securing the bracelet.
  • a support is further arranged between each pair of horns, each of the supports carrying two strap fixing lugs.
  • this wristwatch comprises a rotating bezel carrying two ears which can each be positioned facing one of the supports to lock the bracelet or by being offset with respect to the supports to release the bracelet. Thanks to these features, the strap can be changed easily and without the need for a tool.
  • this wristwatch has a drawback linked to the fact that the strap change must preferably be carried out on a stable surface, such as a table for example, in order to be able to put down the bezel and put it down without risking to drop it while the the old bracelet is extracted and the new bracelet is put in place while being engaged on the studs.
  • the present invention relates to a wristwatch of the type mentioned above in which the middle part can present either of its two faces to the user in the service position.
  • the wristwatches of the prior art which have just been described are not of the reversible type, that is to say that their caseband has a single use face intended to be visible to the wearer when they are worn. , the other face of the middle part being intended to be positioned against the wearer's wrist.
  • WO 2010/057940 A1 describes an example of a wristwatch comprising a box comprising a back cover pivoted on a caseband, the face of the caseback located opposite the caseband being provided with two grooves each intended to receive a bar for fixing a strap strand. More precisely, each groove is curved to follow the curvature of the box and the associated bar has a similar curvature.
  • the strap to the case must be assembled in the open configuration of the back with reference to the caseband, to release the gorges.
  • the bar of each bracelet strand can then be inserted into the corresponding groove, in a direction substantially perpendicular to a mean plane of the bottom.
  • the bar is forcibly inserted into the corresponding groove, by elastic deformation, the back then being brought back against the middle part, in a closed configuration, to ensure locking of the bars in the grooves.
  • Handling the bars aimed at inserting them into the grooves at the bottom of the box, or at extracting them therefrom, requires a certain dexterity and risks in particular damaging the user's fingernails.
  • such a forced insertion does not give a great qualitative impression of the corresponding product and would not be suitable, for example, for an application in the luxury segment.
  • such a construction poses constraints in terms of thickness for the middle part and for the back, given that these two elements must have a high degree of rigidity to ensure correct locking of the bracelet.
  • a thin bottom having a shape similar to that of a bezel could not be suitable for implementing the construction disclosed in this document.
  • a main aim of the present invention is to provide a wristwatch of alternative construction to the constructions known from the prior art which not only can have its bracelet easily replaced but which can also be worn by presenting either one or the other. another of the sides of its wearer build without this detrimental to its appearance and which, moreover, can be used other than as a wristwatch without this detrimental to its appearance either.
  • the present invention relates more particularly to a wristwatch of the type mentioned above, the cover of which is arranged to be able to pivot along an axis of rotation substantially parallel to the mean plane of the middle part, characterized in that each of the first and second attachment members comprises a hole made in the side wall of the middle part and intended to receive the corresponding end of the bracelet by insertion in a direction substantially parallel to the mean plane.
  • the strap of the wristwatch according to the present invention can be changed very easily since a simple pivoting of the cover allows it to be released, which can be achieved by holding the watch in one hand while handling it with the other hand.
  • the cover once the cover is positioned in its open position, it remains integral with the box and does not risk falling during handling of the bracelet.
  • the nature and the location of the fastening members of the bracelet provided on the middle part are such that the latter can be turned upside down to present one or the other of its faces to the wearer in the service position.
  • This advantage can be optimized by providing, in a preferred embodiment, that the holes in the middle part are made substantially in the mean plane to allow indifferent use of the first face or of the second face in the service position.
  • the nature and the location of the fastening members of the bracelet provided on the middle part also make it possible to use the wristwatch according to the present invention in other configurations than as a wristwatch, without this harming. to its appearance, that is to say as a table watch or as a pocket watch in connection with a suitable chain.
  • the implantation of the fastening members of the bracelet on the caseband also allows the manufacturer to have great latitude in defining the shape and dimensions of the cover, unlike the watch presented in the application.
  • WO 2010/057940 A1 the structure of the attachment members of which does not allow them to be installed directly on the caseband, in such a way that they are accessible by the side wall of the latter.
  • the wristwatch according to the present invention comprises first and second inserts integral with the bracelet, to define the first and second ends thereof, and each of which carries a male fastening member intended to be inserted into the hole of the strap. corresponding middle to make the first and second ends of the bracelet integral with the middle part.
  • the middle part can have a clean shape and appearance which is particularly suitable for the use of the watch in different configurations without this detrimental to its appearance.
  • each of the first and second fastening members of the middle part comprises a movable lock between a locking position, associated with the closed position of the cover and in which it acts on the corresponding end of the bracelet to lock it, and a neutral position, associated with the open position of the cover and in which it releases the corresponding end of the bracelet, the cover having first and second actuating members arranged to cooperate with the locks and position them in their position lock in the closed position of the cover.
  • the manufacturer has greater flexibility to produce the mechanism ensuring the locking of the bracelet and to isolate the cover of the locking mechanism from the point of view of the mechanical stresses that the bracelet could exert on the watch case. .
  • each of the first and second attachment members also comprises an elastic member arranged to act on the corresponding lock and tend to position it in its neutral position.
  • each of the locks can include a slide arranged to cooperate, on the one hand, with the corresponding actuator member of the cover and, on the other hand, with the elastic member, and to act on a movable pin arranged to lock the corresponding end of the bracelet in the closed position of the cover.
  • the manufacturer has in particular greater freedom to ensure optimum reliability of the locking mechanism of the bracelet while limiting its bulk.
  • each of the male attachment members has a recess arranged to cooperate with the corresponding pin in the closed position of the cover.
  • each of the inserts of the bracelet can include two horns to ensure its mechanical connection to the bracelet.
  • At least one of the inserts can include a bail to ensure its mechanical connection to the bracelet.
  • each of the fastening members of the middle part comprises an additional hole made in the side wall of the middle part, each of the male fastening members comprising two studs intended to be inserted into the holes. corresponding to the middle part to ensure the connection of the bracelet to the middle part.
  • each of the inserts include a plate carrying the studs and, that the side wall of the middle part has two hollows made around the holes and each of which is adapted to at least partially accommodate one of the holes. plates when the bracelet is assembled to the middle part.
  • the wristwatch can include a device for locking the cover arranged to lock it in at least one preferred open angular position, with reference to the middle part, such that the cover can define a support for using the wristwatch as a table watch when the bracelet is released from the middle part.
  • the wristwatch preferably comprises a locking member arranged to guarantee the stability of the closed position of the cover against the middle part.
  • the present invention also relates to an assembly comprising a wristwatch meeting the above characteristics and a chain carrying an insert comprising a male fastening member capable of being inserted into one of the holes in the middle part to make the chain integral with the middle part and allow the use of the wristwatch as a pocket watch when the bracelet is released from the middle part.
  • the figures 1 to 11 show various general views in simplified perspective of a wristwatch 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in different configurations. More precisely, the wristwatch 1 can be used as a wristwatch by being associated with a bracelet, like a pocket watch or even like a table watch. Furthermore, the wristwatch 1 is preferably of the reversible type, that is to say that it can indifferently present one or the other of its faces to the wearer.
  • the wristwatch 1 comprises a case 2 comprising a middle part 4 carrying a first crystal 6, and a base 8 carrying a second crystal 10.
  • the middle part 4 is arranged to house a watch movement 12 intended to allow the display of time information.
  • a crown 14 is also provided, in a conventional manner in particular to allow time setting.
  • the crown 14 can be arranged anywhere on the wristwatch without affecting the implementation of the present invention. By way of example, it could in particular be retractable in a suitable hole in the middle part 4 without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • the wristwatch 1 also comprises two pairs of horns 16, each of which here carries a bar (not visible) for fixing a strand 18 of the bracelet.
  • One strand carries a buckle-pin assembly 20 while the other strand has perforations 22 intended to cooperate with the pin, in a known manner.
  • At least one of the bracelet strands 18 could alternatively be made integral with the middle part 4 by means of a bail, for example.
  • the bracelet could alternatively have only one extensible strand, or even two strands associated with a clasp of the folding clasp type, without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • the use of a bracelet with links, for example metallic links, can also be envisaged without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • the box 2 is here of round shape, by way of non-limiting illustration, and the middle part 4 therefore has an annular shape. More precisely, the middle part 4 comprises a side wall 24, cylindrical, joining the first and second faces associated here respectively with the glasses 6 and 10 for the sake of simplifying the description.
  • a mean plane of the caseband 4 located between its first and second faces is defined, being substantially parallel to the latter and passing substantially through the center of the crown 14.
  • the elements of the watch movement 12 which are visible respectively by the first face and by the second face are different, as emerges from a comparative examination of the figures 1 and 2 .
  • a cover 26 here in the shape of a bezel, is arranged on the second face of the middle part 4, as visible on the figure 2 .
  • the cover 26 is made integral with the middle part 4 by means of a hinge 28 arranged at six o'clock by way of non-limiting illustration.
  • the hinge 28 defines an axis of rotation of the cover 26 substantially parallel to the mean plane of the middle part 4.
  • the cover 26 is provided with two bolts 30, adjacent to each other and diametrically opposed to the implantation of the hinge 28, so that a user can exert traction on the bolts 30 to release the cover 26 from its closed position, as shown on the figure 2 , and rotate it with reference to caseband 4, as shown on the figures 3 and 4 .
  • the cover 26 is arranged to cooperate with a locking mechanism of the bracelet.
  • attachment members are provided in the middle part 4 as will be explained below.
  • the cover 26 When the cover 26 is released from its closed position, it releases a first bracelet strand 18 located at noon, that is to say the bracelet strand furthest from the implantation of the hinge 28.
  • This bracelet strand 18 can then be released from the middle part 4 as illustrated on figure 4 .
  • each strand 18 of the bracelet carries an insert 32 defining one end of the bracelet.
  • Each insert 32 comprises a plate 34 carrying two studs 36 intended to fulfill the role of organs male fasteners to ensure the locking of the insert 32 on the middle part 4 as will be explained below.
  • the plate 34 here has a curved shape, in a non-limiting illustrative manner, to match the shape of the middle part 4.
  • the shape of the plate can be adapted to that of the middle part 4 without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • the horns 16 are also integral with the plate 34.
  • caseband 4 advantageously comprises optional hollows 38 (only one of which is visible on the figure 4 ) adapted to house at least partially the plates 34, when the bracelet is assembled to the box 2, so that the structure of the assembly is invisible to the wearer of the wristwatch 1.
  • the cover 26 can advantageously then be brought back to an intermediate position, as illustrated in the figure. figure 6 , here with an angle of the order of 60 degrees with reference to the middle plane of the caseband 4.
  • the wristwatch 1 can then be used as a table watch, the cover 26 by defining a support.
  • the removal of the bracelet is advantageously carried out simultaneously with the removal of the horns 16, which implies that the transformation of the wristwatch 1 from its configuration as a wristwatch to its configuration as a table watch is carried out without harming its appearance. .
  • the box 2 preferably comprises a locking device (not shown) of the cover 26 in a preferential intermediate position with reference to the middle part 4.
  • This locking device makes it possible to define an angle between the cover. and the middle part particularly suitable for using the wristwatch 1 as a table watch.
  • This locking device may include at least one male locking member and at least one female locking member, arranged to cooperate with each other in the preferred angular position, one being integral with the middle part and the other. being integral with the cover.
  • the locking member which is integral with the cover, can carry two ball pawls arranged opposite one another and constituting male locking members. Furthermore, the middle part may carry a positioning element having two holes intended to cooperate with the ball pawls to constitute female members of the additional locking device.
  • the chain 40 is advantageously provided with an insert 42 defining its end intended to cooperate with the middle part 4.
  • the insert 42 comprises a plate 34 carrying two studs 36, similar to those of the inserts 32, the plate 34 also carrying here a ring 45 for fixing to the chain 40.
  • the cover 26 can be returned to its closed position to ensure the locking of the insert 42 and therefore the assembly of the chain 40 to the middle part 4, to allow the '' use of wristwatch 1 as a pocket watch, as shown in the figure figure 8 .
  • box 2 can be rotated 180 degrees, as shown in diagram figure 9 to present the second side of the caseband to the wearer, as illustrated on figure 10 .
  • the cover 26 is then positioned in view of the wearer.
  • the strand 18 of the bracelet located on the right figure 10 can be inserted into the middle part 4 initially, before the cover 26 is pivoted in the direction of the middle part 4 to ensure the locking of this first strand 18 of the bracelet.
  • the second bracelet strand 18 can then be inserted into the middle part 4 before the cover 26 is placed in its closed position to ensure its locking, in a second step.
  • the box 2 can be turned over very easily, with reference to the bracelet, to present one or the other of the two faces of the middle part 4 to the wearer in the service position, making the wristwatch 1 a watch. reversible, extremely easy to handle.
  • the figures 12 to 14 represent simplified perspective views of a construction detail of the wristwatch 1, in respective first, second and third configurations.
  • part of the caseband 4 has been omitted on the figures 12 to 14 to make visible the locking mechanisms of the bracelet, in particular the fastening members of the bracelet housed in the middle part 4.
  • Each of the fasteners of the middle part 4 has two holes 44, made in the middle part 4 at six o'clock and at noon (partially visible on the figures 5 , 7 , 9 and 10 ), opening out, on the one hand, into the side wall 24 of the middle part 4 and, on the other hand, facing locks housed in the middle part 4.
  • Each of the holes 44 is intended to cooperate with one of the studs 36, by inserting the latter into the corresponding hole 44 in a direction substantially parallel to the mean plane of the middle part 4, so that the stud 36 then cooperates with the corresponding lock.
  • Each lock comprises a slide 46 arranged in the middle part 4 in such a way that it is capable of sliding in a direction perpendicular to the mean plane of the middle part 4, on the one hand, under the effect of the action of a member.
  • elastic 48 implemented by way of non-limiting illustration in the form of a pair of helical springs, and, on the other hand, under the effect of the antagonistic action of an actuator 50 carried by the cover 26 and here having the shape of a pad.
  • the cover 26 is closed and its two actuating members 50 act on the slides 46 to oppose the action of the elastic members 48 and push the slides 46 away from the cover 26.
  • one of the actuating members 50 releases the corresponding slide 46 and allows it to slide in the direction of the cover 26 under the effect of the action of its elastic member 48.
  • each slide 46 is provided with a through hole 52 in which is engaged a pin 54 which, as a result, moves in the same direction as the slide 46 in which it is engaged.
  • each of the pins 54 are located on either side of the corresponding slide 46 to cooperate with a suitable recess 56 formed in each of the studs 36.
  • the box 2 preferably comprises a locking member (not shown) arranged to guarantee the stability of the closed position of the cover 26 against the middle part 4.

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La présente invention concerne une montre-bracelet comportant
une carrure présentant une paroi latérale, joignant des première et seconde faces de la carrure définissant entre elles un plan moyen, et comprenant des premier et second organes d'attache d'un bracelet diamétralement opposés, pour rendre solidaires de la carrure des première et seconde extrémités respectives d'un bracelet,
un couvercle agencé pour pouvoir recouvrir au moins partiellement l'une des première et seconde faces tout en étant susceptible de pivoter en référence à la carrure entre une première position, fermée, dans laquelle les extrémités du bracelet sont verrouillées sur la carrure, et une seconde position, ouverte, dans laquelle les extrémités du bracelet sont libres d'être séparées de la carrure.The present invention relates to a wristwatch comprising
a middle part having a side wall, joining the first and second faces of the middle part defining between them a mean plane, and comprising first and second diametrically opposed fastening members of a bracelet, to make integral with the middle part of the first and second respective ends of a bracelet,
a cover arranged to be able to at least partially cover one of the first and second faces while being capable of pivoting with reference to the middle part between a first closed position in which the ends of the bracelet are locked on the middle part and a second open position in which the ends of the bracelet are free to be separated from the middle part.

Plus précisément, la présente invention concerne un tel type de montre-bracelet dans laquelle le bracelet peut être retiré de la boîte sans nécessiter l'utilisation d'outils.More specifically, the present invention relates to such a type of wristwatch in which the bracelet can be removed from the box without requiring the use of tools.

Par couvercle, au sens de l'invention, il convient de comprendre un élément qui peut recouvrir tout ou partie d'une face de la carrure, c'est-à-dire qu'il peut présenter notamment la forme d'un fond plein, voire éventuellement muni d'une fenêtre, ou encore, en alternative, d'une lunette qui peut être considérée comme un fond dont le centre est évidé. Dans le cas d'une lunette, on pourra prévoir qu'elle porte un verre ou qu'elle soit ouverte en son centre sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention.By cover, within the meaning of the invention, it is appropriate to understand an element which can cover all or part of a face of the middle part, that is to say that it can in particular have the form of a solid bottom. , or even possibly provided with a window, or alternatively, with a bezel which can be considered as a bottom whose center is hollowed out. In the case of a bezel, provision may be made for it to carry a lens or for it to be open in its center without departing from the scope of the present invention.

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De nombreuses pièces d'horlogerie répondant aux caractéristiques ci-dessus ont déjà été divulguées dans l'art antérieur, notamment des montres-bracelets dont la boîte présente des organes d'attache de bracelet identiques de chaque côté.Numerous timepieces meeting the above characteristics have already been disclosed in the prior art, in particular wristwatches the case of which has identical bracelet attachment members on each side.

Le brevet CH 698787 B1 fournit un exemple de montre-bracelet répondant aux caractéristiques présentées ci-dessus, dans laquelle la carrure présente deux paires de cornes pour assurer la fixation du bracelet. Un support est en outre agencé entre chaque paire de cornes, chacun des supports portant deux tenons de fixation du bracelet. Par ailleurs, cette montre-bracelet comprend une lunette tournante portant deux oreilles qui peuvent être positionnées chacune en regard de l'un des supports pour verrouiller le bracelet ou en étant décalées par rapport aux supports pour libérer le bracelet. Grâce à ces caractéristiques, le bracelet peut être changé facilement et sans qu'il soit nécessaire d'utiliser un outil.The patent CH 698787 B1 provides an example of a wristwatch meeting the characteristics presented above, in which the middle part has two pairs of lugs for securing the bracelet. A support is further arranged between each pair of horns, each of the supports carrying two strap fixing lugs. Furthermore, this wristwatch comprises a rotating bezel carrying two ears which can each be positioned facing one of the supports to lock the bracelet or by being offset with respect to the supports to release the bracelet. Thanks to these features, the strap can be changed easily and without the need for a tool.

Toutefois, cette montre-bracelet présente un inconvénient lié au fait que le changement de bracelet doit préférablement être effectué sur une surface stable, comme une table par exemple, pour pouvoir déposer la lunette et la poser sans risquer de la faire tomber pendant que l'ancien bracelet est extrait et que le nouveau bracelet est mis en place en étant engagé sur les tenons.However, this wristwatch has a drawback linked to the fact that the strap change must preferably be carried out on a stable surface, such as a table for example, in order to be able to put down the bezel and put it down without risking to drop it while the the old bracelet is extracted and the new bracelet is put in place while being engaged on the studs.

La demande de brevet EP 0714051 A1 divulgue une montre-bracelet dont le principe est assez proche de celui de la montre-bracelet qui vient d'être présentée ci-dessus, chaque paire de cornes de la carrure portant un verrou pivotant destiné à verrouiller un brin de bracelet.The patent application EP 0714051 A1 discloses a wristwatch, the principle of which is quite similar to that of the wristwatch which has just been presented above, each pair of lugs of the middle bearing a pivoting lock intended to lock a strap strand.

Par ailleurs, la présente invention concerne une montre-bracelet du type mentionné plus haut dans laquelle la carrure peut présenter n'importe laquelle de ses deux faces à l'utilisateur en position de service.Furthermore, the present invention relates to a wristwatch of the type mentioned above in which the middle part can present either of its two faces to the user in the service position.

Les montres-bracelets de l'art antérieur qui viennent d'être décrites ne sont pas de type réversible, c'est-à-dire que leur carrure présente une seule face d'utilisation destinée à être visible du porteur lorsqu'elles sont portées, l'autre face de la carrure étant destinée à être positionnée contre le poignet du porteur.The wristwatches of the prior art which have just been described are not of the reversible type, that is to say that their caseband has a single use face intended to be visible to the wearer when they are worn. , the other face of the middle part being intended to be positioned against the wearer's wrist.

La demande de brevet publiée sous le No WO 2010/057940 A1 décrit un exemple de montre-bracelet comportant une boite comprenant un fond pivoté sur une carrure, la face du fond située en regard de la carrure étant pourvue de deux gorges destinées à recevoir chacune une barrette de fixation d'un brin de bracelet. Plus précisément, chaque gorge est incurvée pour suivre la courbure de la boite et la barrette associée présente une courbure similaire. L'assemblage du bracelet à la boite doit être réalisé dans la configuration ouverte du fond en référence à la carrure, pour dégager les gorges. La barrette de chaque brin de bracelet peut alors être insérée dans la gorge correspondante, suivant une direction sensiblement perpendiculaire à un plan moyen du fond. La barrette est insérée à force dans la gorge correspondante, par déformation élastique, le fond étant ensuite ramené contre la carrure, dans une configuration fermée, pour assurer un verrouillage des barrettes dans les gorges. La manipulation des barrettes visant à les insérer dans les gorges du fond de la boite, ou à les en extraire, nécessite une certaine dextérité et risque notamment d'endommager les ongles de l'utilisateur. En outre, une telle insertion à force ne donne pas une grande impression qualitative du produit correspondant et conviendrait mal, par exemple, à une application dans le segment du luxe. De plus, une telle construction pose des contraintes en termes d'épaisseur pour la carrure et pour le fond étant donné que ces deux éléments doivent présenter une rigidité importante pour assurer un verrouillage correct du bracelet. Ainsi, par exemple, un fond fin présentant une forme similaire à celle d'une lunette ne pourrait pas convenir pour mettre en œuvre la construction divulguée dans ce document. Ces contraintes se traduisent en une épaisseur minimale importante pour la boite de montre correspondante.The patent application published under No. WO 2010/057940 A1 describes an example of a wristwatch comprising a box comprising a back cover pivoted on a caseband, the face of the caseback located opposite the caseband being provided with two grooves each intended to receive a bar for fixing a strap strand. More precisely, each groove is curved to follow the curvature of the box and the associated bar has a similar curvature. The strap to the case must be assembled in the open configuration of the back with reference to the caseband, to release the gorges. The bar of each bracelet strand can then be inserted into the corresponding groove, in a direction substantially perpendicular to a mean plane of the bottom. The bar is forcibly inserted into the corresponding groove, by elastic deformation, the back then being brought back against the middle part, in a closed configuration, to ensure locking of the bars in the grooves. Handling the bars aimed at inserting them into the grooves at the bottom of the box, or at extracting them therefrom, requires a certain dexterity and risks in particular damaging the user's fingernails. In addition, such a forced insertion does not give a great qualitative impression of the corresponding product and would not be suitable, for example, for an application in the luxury segment. In addition, such a construction poses constraints in terms of thickness for the middle part and for the back, given that these two elements must have a high degree of rigidity to ensure correct locking of the bracelet. Thus, for example, a thin bottom having a shape similar to that of a bezel could not be suitable for implementing the construction disclosed in this document. These constraints translate into a significant minimum thickness for the corresponding watch case.

Divulgation de l'inventionDisclosure of the invention

Un but principal de la présente invention est de proposer une montre-bracelet de construction alternative aux constructions connues de l'art antérieur qui, non seulement, peut avoir son bracelet facilement remplacé mais qui peut également être portée en présentant indifféremment l'une ou l'autre des faces de sa carrure au porteur sans que cela nuise à son apparence et qui, en outre, peut être utilisée autrement que comme une montre-bracelet sans que cela nuise non plus à son apparence.A main aim of the present invention is to provide a wristwatch of alternative construction to the constructions known from the prior art which not only can have its bracelet easily replaced but which can also be worn by presenting either one or the other. another of the sides of its wearer build without this detrimental to its appearance and which, moreover, can be used other than as a wristwatch without this detrimental to its appearance either.

A cet effet, la présente invention concerne plus particulièrement une montre-bracelet du type mentionné plus haut, dont le couvercle est agencé pour pouvoir pivoter suivant un axe de rotation sensiblement parallèle au plan moyen de la carrure, caractérisée par le fait que chacun des premier et second organes d'attache comprend un trou ménagé dans la paroi latérale de la carrure et destiné à recevoir l'extrémité correspondante du bracelet par insertion suivant une direction sensiblement parallèle au plan moyen.To this end, the present invention relates more particularly to a wristwatch of the type mentioned above, the cover of which is arranged to be able to pivot along an axis of rotation substantially parallel to the mean plane of the middle part, characterized in that each of the first and second attachment members comprises a hole made in the side wall of the middle part and intended to receive the corresponding end of the bracelet by insertion in a direction substantially parallel to the mean plane.

Grâce à ces caractéristiques, le bracelet de la montre-bracelet selon la présente invention peut être changé très facilement puisqu'un simple pivotement du couvercle permet de le libérer, ce qui peut être réalisé en tenant la montre dans une main tout en la manipulant avec l'autre main. De plus, une fois le couvercle positionné dans sa position ouverte, il reste solidaire de la boite et ne risque pas de tomber pendant la manipulation du bracelet.Thanks to these characteristics, the strap of the wristwatch according to the present invention can be changed very easily since a simple pivoting of the cover allows it to be released, which can be achieved by holding the watch in one hand while handling it with the other hand. In addition, once the cover is positioned in its open position, it remains integral with the box and does not risk falling during handling of the bracelet.

Par ailleurs, la nature et l'implantation des organes d'attache du bracelet ménagés sur la carrure sont telles que cette dernière peut être retournée pour présenter indifféremment l'une ou l'autre de ses faces au porteur en position de service. Cet avantage peut être optimisé en prévoyant, dans une variante de réalisation préférée, que les trous de la carrure soient ménagés sensiblement dans le plan moyen pour permettre une utilisation indifférente de la première face ou de la seconde face en position de service.Furthermore, the nature and the location of the fastening members of the bracelet provided on the middle part are such that the latter can be turned upside down to present one or the other of its faces to the wearer in the service position. This advantage can be optimized by providing, in a preferred embodiment, that the holes in the middle part are made substantially in the mean plane to allow indifferent use of the first face or of the second face in the service position.

Enfin, la nature et l'implantation des organes d'attache du bracelet ménagés sur la carrure permettent également d'utiliser la montre-bracelet selon la présente invention dans d'autres configurations qu'en tant que montre-bracelet, sans que cela nuise à son apparence, c'est-à-dire comme montre de table ou comme montre de poche en relation avec une chaine adaptée.Finally, the nature and the location of the fastening members of the bracelet provided on the middle part also make it possible to use the wristwatch according to the present invention in other configurations than as a wristwatch, without this harming. to its appearance, that is to say as a table watch or as a pocket watch in connection with a suitable chain.

En outre, l'implantation des organes d'attache du bracelet sur la carrure permet également au constructeur de disposer d'une grande latitude dans la définition de la forme et des dimensions du couvercle, contrairement à la montre présentée dans la demande WO 2010/057940 A1 , dont la structure des organes d'attache ne permet pas de les implanter directement sur la carrure, de telle manière qu'ils soient accessibles par la paroi latérale de cette dernière.In addition, the implantation of the fastening members of the bracelet on the caseband also allows the manufacturer to have great latitude in defining the shape and dimensions of the cover, unlike the watch presented in the application. WO 2010/057940 A1 , the structure of the attachment members of which does not allow them to be installed directly on the caseband, in such a way that they are accessible by the side wall of the latter.

De manière avantageuse, la montre-bracelet selon la présente invention comporte des premier et second inserts solidaires du bracelet, pour en définir les première et seconde extrémités, et dont chacun porte un organe d'attache mâle destiné à être inséré dans le trou de la carrure correspondant pour rendre les première et seconde extrémités du bracelet solidaires de la carrure.Advantageously, the wristwatch according to the present invention comprises first and second inserts integral with the bracelet, to define the first and second ends thereof, and each of which carries a male fastening member intended to be inserted into the hole of the strap. corresponding middle to make the first and second ends of the bracelet integral with the middle part.

Grâce à ces caractéristiques, la carrure peut présenter une forme et une apparence épurées se prêtant particulièrement bien à une utilisation de la montre dans différentes configurations sans que cela nuise à son apparence.Thanks to these characteristics, the middle part can have a clean shape and appearance which is particularly suitable for the use of the watch in different configurations without this detrimental to its appearance.

Par ailleurs, il peut être prévu que chacun des premier et second organes d'attache de la carrure comprenne un verrou mobile entre une position de verrouillage, associée à la position fermée du couvercle et dans laquelle il agit sur l'extrémité correspondante du bracelet pour la verrouiller, et une position neutre, associée à la position ouverte du couvercle et dans laquelle il libère l'extrémité correspondante du bracelet, le couvercle présentant des premier et second organes d'actionnement agencés pour coopérer avec les verrous et les positionner dans leur position de verrouillage dans la position fermée du couvercle.Furthermore, it can be provided that each of the first and second fastening members of the middle part comprises a movable lock between a locking position, associated with the closed position of the cover and in which it acts on the corresponding end of the bracelet to lock it, and a neutral position, associated with the open position of the cover and in which it releases the corresponding end of the bracelet, the cover having first and second actuating members arranged to cooperate with the locks and position them in their position lock in the closed position of the cover.

Grâce à ces caractéristiques, le constructeur dispose d'une plus grande souplesse pour réaliser le mécanisme assurant le verrouillage du bracelet et pour isoler le couvercle du mécanisme de verrouillage du point de vue des contraintes mécaniques que pourrait exercer le bracelet sur la boite de la montre.Thanks to these characteristics, the manufacturer has greater flexibility to produce the mechanism ensuring the locking of the bracelet and to isolate the cover of the locking mechanism from the point of view of the mechanical stresses that the bracelet could exert on the watch case. .

De manière avantageuse, chacun des premier et second organes d'attache comprend également un organe élastique agencé pour agir sur le verrou correspondant et tendre à le positionner dans sa position neutre.Advantageously, each of the first and second attachment members also comprises an elastic member arranged to act on the corresponding lock and tend to position it in its neutral position.

Selon un mode de réalisation préféré, on peut prévoir que chacun des verrous comprenne un coulisseau agencé
pour coopérer, d'une part, avec l'organe d'actionnement correspondant du couvercle et, d'autre part, avec l'organe élastique, et
pour agir sur une goupille mobile agencée pour verrouiller l'extrémité correspondante du bracelet dans la position fermée du couvercle.According to a preferred embodiment, provision can be made for each of the locks to include a slide arranged
to cooperate, on the one hand, with the corresponding actuator member of the cover and, on the other hand, with the elastic member, and
to act on a movable pin arranged to lock the corresponding end of the bracelet in the closed position of the cover.

Grâce à ces caractéristiques supplémentaires, le constructeur dispose notamment d'une plus grande liberté pour assurer une fiabilité optimale du mécanisme de verrouillage du bracelet tout en en limitant l'encombrement.Thanks to these additional characteristics, the manufacturer has in particular greater freedom to ensure optimum reliability of the locking mechanism of the bracelet while limiting its bulk.

Dans ce cas, il peut être avantageux de prévoir que chacun des organes d'attache mâle présente un évidement agencé pour coopérer avec la goupille correspondante dans la position fermée du couvercle.In this case, it may be advantageous to provide that each of the male attachment members has a recess arranged to cooperate with the corresponding pin in the closed position of the cover.

De manière générale, on peut prévoir que chacun des inserts du bracelet comprenne deux cornes pour assurer sa liaison mécanique au bracelet.In general, provision can be made for each of the inserts of the bracelet to include two horns to ensure its mechanical connection to the bracelet.

En alternative, on peut prévoir que l'un au moins des inserts comprenne une bélière pour assurer sa liaison mécanique au bracelet.As an alternative, provision can be made for at least one of the inserts to include a bail to ensure its mechanical connection to the bracelet.

De manière générale, on peut préférablement prévoir que le couvercle soit relié mécaniquement à la carrure par l'intermédiaire d'une charnière et que l'un des organes d'actionnement soit adjacent à la charnière.In general, provision can preferably be made for the cover to be mechanically connected to the middle part via a hinge and for one of the actuating members to be adjacent to the hinge.

Grâce à ces caractéristiques, on peut assurer qu'une première extrémité du bracelet soit libérée dans un premier temps, après pivotement du couvercle suivant un premier angle limité, la seconde extrémité du bracelet n'étant libérée que dans un second temps, après pivotement du couvercle suivant un second angle plus important que le premier. Ainsi, la manipulation de la montre-bracelet pendant la libération du bracelet est très simple puisque l'utilisateur ne doit manipuler qu'une seule extrémité du bracelet à la fois.Thanks to these characteristics, it is possible to ensure that a first end of the bracelet is released initially, after pivoting of the cover at a first limited angle, the second end of the bracelet being released only in a second stage, after pivoting of the cover at a second angle greater than the first. Thus, the handling of the wristwatch during the release of the strap is very simple since the user only has to handle one end of the strap at a time.

Selon un mode de réalisation préféré de la présente invention, chacun des organes d'attache de la carrure comprend un trou supplémentaire ménagé dans la paroi latérale de la carrure, chacun des organes d'attache mâle comprenant deux tétons destinés à être insérés dans les trous correspondants de la carrure pour assurer la liaison du bracelet à la carrure.According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, each of the fastening members of the middle part comprises an additional hole made in the side wall of the middle part, each of the male fastening members comprising two studs intended to be inserted into the holes. corresponding to the middle part to ensure the connection of the bracelet to the middle part.

Dans ce cas, il peut être avantageux de prévoir que chacun des inserts comprenne une plaquette portant les tétons et, que la paroi latérale de la carrure présente deux creusures ménagées autour des trous et dont chacune est adaptée pour loger au moins partiellement l'une des plaquettes lorsque le bracelet est assemblé à la carrure.In this case, it may be advantageous to provide that each of the inserts include a plate carrying the studs and, that the side wall of the middle part has two hollows made around the holes and each of which is adapted to at least partially accommodate one of the holes. plates when the bracelet is assembled to the middle part.

Par ailleurs, selon une variante de réalisation préférée, on peut prévoir que la montre-bracelet comporte un dispositif de verrouillage du couvercle agencé pour le verrouiller dans au moins une position angulaire ouverte préférentielle, en référence à la carrure, de telle manière que le couvercle puisse définir un support pour utiliser la montre-bracelet comme montre de table lorsque le bracelet est dégagé de la carrure.Furthermore, according to a preferred variant embodiment, provision can be made for the wristwatch to include a device for locking the cover arranged to lock it in at least one preferred open angular position, with reference to the middle part, such that the cover can define a support for using the wristwatch as a table watch when the bracelet is released from the middle part.

De manière générale, la montre-bracelet comprend préférablement un organe de verrouillage agencé pour garantir la stabilité de la position fermée du couvercle contre la carrure.In general, the wristwatch preferably comprises a locking member arranged to guarantee the stability of the closed position of the cover against the middle part.

La présente invention concerne également un ensemble comportant une montre-bracelet répondant aux caractéristiques ci-dessus et une chaine portant un insert comprenant un organe d'attache mâle apte à être inséré dans l'un des trous de la carrure pour rendre la chaine solidaire de la carrure et permettre l'utilisation de la montre-bracelet comme montre de poche lorsque le bracelet est dégagé de la carrure.The present invention also relates to an assembly comprising a wristwatch meeting the above characteristics and a chain carrying an insert comprising a male fastening member capable of being inserted into one of the holes in the middle part to make the chain integral with the middle part and allow the use of the wristwatch as a pocket watch when the bracelet is released from the middle part.

Brève description des dessinsBrief description of the drawings

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description détaillée d'un mode de réalisation préféré qui suit, faite en référence aux dessins annexés donnés à titre d'exemples non limitatifs et dans lesquels:

  • les figures 1 à 11 représentent différentes vues générales en perspective simplifiée d'une montre-bracelet selon un mode de réalisation préféré de la présente invention, dans différentes configurations;
  • la figure 12 représente une vue en perspective simplifiée d'un détail de construction de la pièce d'horlogerie des figures 1 à 11, dans une première configuration;
  • la figure 13 représente une vue en perspective simplifiée du détail de construction de la figure 12, dans une deuxième configuration, et
  • la figure 14 représente une vue en perspective simplifiée du détail de construction de la figure 12, dans une troisième configuration.
Other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will emerge more clearly on reading the detailed description of a preferred embodiment which follows, made with reference to the appended drawings given by way of non-limiting examples and in which:
  • the figures 1 to 11 show various general views in simplified perspective of a wristwatch according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in different configurations;
  • the figure 12 shows a simplified perspective view of a construction detail of the timepiece of the figures 1 to 11 , in a first configuration;
  • the figure 13 represents a simplified perspective view of the construction detail of the figure 12 , in a second configuration, and
  • the figure 14 represents a simplified perspective view of the construction detail of the figure 12 , in a third configuration.

Mode(s) de réalisation de l'inventionMode (s) for carrying out the invention

Les figures 1 à 11 représentent différentes vues générales en perspective simplifiée d'une montre-bracelet 1 selon un mode de réalisation préféré de la présente invention, dans différentes configurations. Plus précisément, la montre-bracelet 1 peut être utilisée comme une montre-bracelet en étant associée à un bracelet, comme une montre de poche ou encore comme une montre de table. Par ailleurs, la montre-bracelet 1 est préférablement du type réversible, c'est-à-dire qu'elle peut indifféremment présenter l'une ou l'autre de ses faces au porteur.The figures 1 to 11 show various general views in simplified perspective of a wristwatch 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in different configurations. More precisely, the wristwatch 1 can be used as a wristwatch by being associated with a bracelet, like a pocket watch or even like a table watch. Furthermore, the wristwatch 1 is preferably of the reversible type, that is to say that it can indifferently present one or the other of its faces to the wearer.

A cet effet, comme cela ressort notamment des figures 1 et 2, la montre-bracelet 1 comporte une boîte 2 comprenant une carrure 4 portant une première glace 6, et un fond 8 portant une seconde glace 10.To this end, as emerges in particular from figures 1 and 2 , the wristwatch 1 comprises a case 2 comprising a middle part 4 carrying a first crystal 6, and a base 8 carrying a second crystal 10.

De manière connue et sans incidence sur la mise en œuvre de la présente invention, la carrure 4 est agencée pour loger un mouvement horloger 12 destiné à permettre l'affichage d'informations horaires. Une couronne 14 est également prévue, de manière conventionnelle notamment pour permettre une mise à l'heure. La couronne 14 peut être agencée en n'importe quel endroit de la montre-bracelet sans incidence sur la mise en œuvre de la présente invention. A titre d'exemple, elle pourrait notamment être escamotable dans un trou adapté de la carrure 4 sans sortir du cadre de l'invention.In a known manner and without affecting the implementation of the present invention, the middle part 4 is arranged to house a watch movement 12 intended to allow the display of time information. A crown 14 is also provided, in a conventional manner in particular to allow time setting. The crown 14 can be arranged anywhere on the wristwatch without affecting the implementation of the present invention. By way of example, it could in particular be retractable in a suitable hole in the middle part 4 without departing from the scope of the invention.

La montre-bracelet 1 comporte également deux paires de cornes 16 dont chacune porte ici une barrette (non visible) de fixation d'un brin 18 de bracelet. Un brin porte un ensemble boucle-ardillon 20 tandis que l'autre brin présente des perforations 22 destinées à coopérer avec l'ardillon, de manière connue.The wristwatch 1 also comprises two pairs of horns 16, each of which here carries a bar (not visible) for fixing a strand 18 of the bracelet. One strand carries a buckle-pin assembly 20 while the other strand has perforations 22 intended to cooperate with the pin, in a known manner.

Bien entendu, l'homme du métier ne rencontrera pas de difficulté particulière pour adapter ces éléments en fonction de ses propres besoins. L'un au moins des brins 18 de bracelet pourra alternativement être rendu solidaire de la carrure 4 par l'intermédiaire d'une bélière par exemple. De manière similaire, le bracelet pourra en alternative ne comporter qu'un seul brin extensible, ou encore deux brins associés à un fermoir du type à boucle déployante, sans sortir du cadre de l'invention. L'utilisation d'un bracelet à maillons, par exemple métalliques, est également envisageable sans sortir du cadre de l'invention.Of course, those skilled in the art will not encounter any particular difficulty in adapting these elements according to their own needs. At least one of the bracelet strands 18 could alternatively be made integral with the middle part 4 by means of a bail, for example. Similarly, the bracelet could alternatively have only one extensible strand, or even two strands associated with a clasp of the folding clasp type, without departing from the scope of the invention. The use of a bracelet with links, for example metallic links, can also be envisaged without departing from the scope of the invention.

La boite 2 est ici de forme ronde, à titre illustratif non limitatif, et la carrure 4 présente par conséquent une forme annulaire. Plus précisément, la carrure 4 comporte une paroi latérale 24, cylindrique, joignant des première et seconde faces associées ici respectivement aux glaces 6 et 10 dans un souci de simplification de l'exposé.The box 2 is here of round shape, by way of non-limiting illustration, and the middle part 4 therefore has an annular shape. More precisely, the middle part 4 comprises a side wall 24, cylindrical, joining the first and second faces associated here respectively with the glasses 6 and 10 for the sake of simplifying the description.

Pour les besoins de l'exposé, on définit un plan moyen de la carrure 4 situé entre ses première et seconde faces en étant sensiblement parallèle à ces derniers et, passant sensiblement par le centre de la couronne 14.For the purposes of the explanation, a mean plane of the caseband 4 located between its first and second faces is defined, being substantially parallel to the latter and passing substantially through the center of the crown 14.

De manière avantageuse mais non obligatoire pour la mise en œuvre de la présente invention, les éléments du mouvement horloger 12 qui sont visibles respectivement par la première face et par la seconde face sont différents, comme cela ressort d'un examen comparé des figures 1 et 2.Advantageously but not compulsory for the implementation of the present invention, the elements of the watch movement 12 which are visible respectively by the first face and by the second face are different, as emerges from a comparative examination of the figures 1 and 2 .

On note qu'un couvercle 26, présentant ici la forme d'une lunette, est agencé sur la seconde face de la carrure 4, tel que visible sur la figure 2. Le couvercle 26 est rendu solidaire de la carrure 4 par l'intermédiaire d'une charnière 28 agencée à six heures à titre illustratif non limitatif. La charnière 28 définit un axe de rotation du couvercle 26 sensiblement parallèle au plan moyen de la carrure 4.Note that a cover 26, here in the shape of a bezel, is arranged on the second face of the middle part 4, as visible on the figure 2 . The cover 26 is made integral with the middle part 4 by means of a hinge 28 arranged at six o'clock by way of non-limiting illustration. The hinge 28 defines an axis of rotation of the cover 26 substantially parallel to the mean plane of the middle part 4.

La fonction du couvercle 26 sera exposée par la suite, en relation avec les figures 3 à 11.The function of the cover 26 will be explained later, in relation to the figures 3 to 11 .

Le couvercle 26 est muni de deux targettes 30, voisines l'une de l'autre et diamétralement opposées à l'implantation de la charnière 28, de telle manière qu'un utilisateur puisse exercer une traction sur les targettes 30 pour dégager le couvercle 26 de sa position fermée, telle qu'illustrée sur la figure 2, et le faire pivoter en référence à la carrure 4, tel qu'illustré sur les figures 3 et 4.The cover 26 is provided with two bolts 30, adjacent to each other and diametrically opposed to the implantation of the hinge 28, so that a user can exert traction on the bolts 30 to release the cover 26 from its closed position, as shown on the figure 2 , and rotate it with reference to caseband 4, as shown on the figures 3 and 4 .

Le couvercle 26 est agencé pour coopérer avec un mécanisme de verrouillage du bracelet.The cover 26 is arranged to cooperate with a locking mechanism of the bracelet.

Plus précisément, des organes d'attache sont prévus dans la carrure 4 tel que cela sera exposé plus loin.More specifically, attachment members are provided in the middle part 4 as will be explained below.

Lorsque le couvercle 26 est dégagé de sa position fermée, il libère un premier brin 18 de bracelet situé à midi, c'est-à-dire le brin de bracelet le plus éloigné de l'implantation de la charnière 28.When the cover 26 is released from its closed position, it releases a first bracelet strand 18 located at noon, that is to say the bracelet strand furthest from the implantation of the hinge 28.

Ce brin 18 de bracelet peut alors être dégagé de la carrure 4 comme illustré sur la figure 4.This bracelet strand 18 can then be released from the middle part 4 as illustrated on figure 4 .

On constate sur la figure 4 que chaque brin 18 du bracelet porte un insert 32 définissant une extrémité du bracelet. Chaque insert 32 comporte une plaquette 34 portant deux tétons 36 destinés à remplir le rôle d'organes d'attache mâles pour assurer le verrouillage de l'insert 32 sur la carrure 4 comme cela sera exposé plus loin. La plaquette 34 présente ici une forme incurvée, de manière illustrative non limitative, pour épouser la forme de la carrure 4. Bien entendu, la forme de la plaquette pourra être adaptée à celle de la carrure 4 sans sortir du cadre de l'invention.We see on the figure 4 that each strand 18 of the bracelet carries an insert 32 defining one end of the bracelet. Each insert 32 comprises a plate 34 carrying two studs 36 intended to fulfill the role of organs male fasteners to ensure the locking of the insert 32 on the middle part 4 as will be explained below. The plate 34 here has a curved shape, in a non-limiting illustrative manner, to match the shape of the middle part 4. Of course, the shape of the plate can be adapted to that of the middle part 4 without departing from the scope of the invention.

Par ailleurs, les cornes 16 sont également solidaires de la plaquette 34.Furthermore, the horns 16 are also integral with the plate 34.

On constate également sur la figure 4 que la carrure 4 comporte avantageusement des creusures 38 optionnelles (dont une seule est visible sur la figure 4) adaptées pour loger au moins partiellement les plaquettes 34, lorsque le bracelet est assemblé à la boite 2, de telle manière que la structure de l'assemblage soit invisible pour le porteur de la montre-bracelet 1.We also see on the figure 4 that the caseband 4 advantageously comprises optional hollows 38 (only one of which is visible on the figure 4 ) adapted to house at least partially the plates 34, when the bracelet is assembled to the box 2, so that the structure of the assembly is invisible to the wearer of the wristwatch 1.

Lorsque le couvercle 26 est entraîné pour pivoter davantage, jusqu'à une position ouverte illustrée sur la figure 5, correspondant ici sensiblement à un angle de 90 degrés, il libère le second brin 18 de bracelet qui peut alors être également dégagé de la carrure 4.When the cover 26 is driven to pivot further, to an open position shown in figure 5 , corresponding here substantially to an angle of 90 degrees, it releases the second strap strand 18 which can then also be released from the middle part 4.

Le couvercle 26 peut avantageusement être ramené ensuite dans une position intermédiaire, tel qu'illustré sur la figure 6, ici avec un angle de l'ordre de 60 degrés en référence au plan moyen de la carrure 4.The cover 26 can advantageously then be brought back to an intermediate position, as illustrated in the figure. figure 6 , here with an angle of the order of 60 degrees with reference to the middle plane of the caseband 4.

La montre-bracelet 1 peut alors être utilisée comme montre de table, le couvercle 26 en définissant un support.The wristwatch 1 can then be used as a table watch, the cover 26 by defining a support.

On remarque que le retrait du bracelet est avantageusement effectué simultanément au retrait des cornes 16, ce qui implique que la transformation de la montre-bracelet 1 de sa configuration comme montre-bracelet vers sa configuration comme montre de table est réalisée sans nuire à son apparence.It is noted that the removal of the bracelet is advantageously carried out simultaneously with the removal of the horns 16, which implies that the transformation of the wristwatch 1 from its configuration as a wristwatch to its configuration as a table watch is carried out without harming its appearance. .

La boîte 2 selon le mode de réalisation préféré de la présente invention comprend préférablement un dispositif de verrouillage (non représenté) du couvercle 26 dans une position intermédiaire préférentielle en référence à la carrure 4. Ce dispositif de verrouillage permet de définir un angle entre le couvercle et la carrure particulièrement adapté pour utiliser la montre-bracelet 1 comme une montre de table.The box 2 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention preferably comprises a locking device (not shown) of the cover 26 in a preferential intermediate position with reference to the middle part 4. This locking device makes it possible to define an angle between the cover. and the middle part particularly suitable for using the wristwatch 1 as a table watch.

Ce dispositif de verrouillage peut comporter au moins un organe de verrouillage mâle et au moins un organe de verrouillage femelle, agencés pour coopérer l'un avec l'autre dans la position angulaire préférentielle, l'un étant solidaire de la carrure et l'autre étant solidaire du couvercle.This locking device may include at least one male locking member and at least one female locking member, arranged to cooperate with each other in the preferred angular position, one being integral with the middle part and the other. being integral with the cover.

Plus précisément, l'organe de verrouillage, qui est solidaire du couvercle, peut porter deux cliquets à bille disposés en regard l'un de l'autre et constituant des organes de verrouillage mâle. Par ailleurs, la carrure peut porter un élément de positionnement présentant deux trous destinés à coopérer avec les cliquets à bille pour constituer des organes femelle du dispositif de verrouillage supplémentaire.More precisely, the locking member, which is integral with the cover, can carry two ball pawls arranged opposite one another and constituting male locking members. Furthermore, the middle part may carry a positioning element having two holes intended to cooperate with the ball pawls to constitute female members of the additional locking device.

Bien entendu, il est possible de prévoir une faible friction entre les deux parties de la charnière 28, en alternative ou en complément, pour assurer la stabilité de toute position ouverte du couvercle 26 par rapport à la carrure 4. Toutefois, la mise en œuvre d'un dispositif de verrouillage tel que décrit ci-dessus, tout en limitant autant que possible la friction entre les deux parties de la charnière, permet d'augmenter le niveau de la qualité perçue de la pièce d'horlogerie correspondante.Of course, it is possible to provide a low friction between the two parts of the hinge 28, as an alternative or in addition, to ensure the stability of any open position of the cover 26 relative to the middle part 4. However, the implementation a locking device as described above, while limiting as much as possible the friction between the two parts of the hinge, makes it possible to increase the level of perceived quality of the corresponding timepiece.

Partant de la configuration illustrée sur la figure 6, il est possible de prévoir l'assemblage d'une chaine 40 à la carrure 4, comme illustré sur les figures 7 et 8, pour permettre l'utilisation de la montre-bracelet 1 comme montre de poche.Starting from the configuration shown on figure 6 , it is possible to provide for the assembly of a chain 40 to the caseband 4, as illustrated in the figures 7 and 8 , to allow the use of the wristwatch 1 as a pocket watch.

Dans ce cas, la chaine 40 est avantageusement munie d'un insert 42 définissant son extrémité destinée à coopérer avec la carrure 4.In this case, the chain 40 is advantageously provided with an insert 42 defining its end intended to cooperate with the middle part 4.

L'insert 42 comporte une plaquette 34 portant deux tétons 36, similaires à ceux des inserts 32, la plaquette 34 portant ici par ailleurs un anneau 45 de fixation à la chaine 40.The insert 42 comprises a plate 34 carrying two studs 36, similar to those of the inserts 32, the plate 34 also carrying here a ring 45 for fixing to the chain 40.

Une fois l'insert 42 mis en place contre la carrure 4, le couvercle 26 peut être ramené dans sa position fermée pour assurer le verrouillage de l'insert 42 et donc l'assemblage de la chaine 40 à la carrure 4, pour permettre l'utilisation de la montre-bracelet 1 comme montre de poche, tel qu'illustré sur la figure 8.Once the insert 42 is in place against the middle part 4, the cover 26 can be returned to its closed position to ensure the locking of the insert 42 and therefore the assembly of the chain 40 to the middle part 4, to allow the '' use of wristwatch 1 as a pocket watch, as shown in the figure figure 8 .

Partant de la configuration illustrée sur la figure 5, la boite 2 peut être pivotée de 180 degrés, comme schématisé sur la figure 9 pour présenter au porteur la seconde face de la carrure, comme illustré sur la figure 10.Starting from the configuration shown on figure 5 , box 2 can be rotated 180 degrees, as shown in diagram figure 9 to present the second side of the caseband to the wearer, as illustrated on figure 10 .

Dans cette configuration, le couvercle 26 est alors positionné à la vue du porteur.In this configuration, the cover 26 is then positioned in view of the wearer.

Le brin 18 de bracelet situé à droite sur la figure 10 peut être inséré dans la carrure 4 dans un premier temps, avant que le couvercle 26 ne soit pivoté en direction de la carrure 4 pour assurer le verrouillage de ce premier brin 18 de bracelet.The strand 18 of the bracelet located on the right figure 10 can be inserted into the middle part 4 initially, before the cover 26 is pivoted in the direction of the middle part 4 to ensure the locking of this first strand 18 of the bracelet.

Le second brin 18 de bracelet peut alors être inséré dans la carrure 4 avant que le couvercle 26 ne soit placé dans sa position fermée pour en assurer le verrouillage, dans un second temps.The second bracelet strand 18 can then be inserted into the middle part 4 before the cover 26 is placed in its closed position to ensure its locking, in a second step.

On obtient alors la configuration illustrée sur la figure 11 sur laquelle on constate que la seconde face de la carrure 4 est bien disposée à la vue du porteur de la montre-bracelet 1. La charnière 28, d'apparence très discrète, est visible sur la seconde face de la carrure 4 mais en étant disposée cette fois à midi, les targettes 30 étant à présent situées à six heures.We then obtain the configuration illustrated on figure 11 on which it can be seen that the second face of the middle part 4 is well placed in view of the wearer of the wristwatch 1. The hinge 28, of very discreet appearance, is visible on the second face of the middle part 4 but being this time arranged at noon, the bolts 30 now being located at six o'clock.

Il en ressort que la boite 2 peut être retournée très facilement, en référence au bracelet, pour présenter l'une ou l'autre des deux faces de la carrure 4 au porteur en position de service, faisant de la montre-bracelet 1 une montre réversible de manipulation extrêmement aisée.It emerges that the box 2 can be turned over very easily, with reference to the bracelet, to present one or the other of the two faces of the middle part 4 to the wearer in the service position, making the wristwatch 1 a watch. reversible, extremely easy to handle.

Bien entendu, si la manipulation schématisée sur la figure 9 correspond à une rotation de la carrure 4 suivant un axe de rotation passant par les positions trois heures et neuf heures, il est également possible de procéder à un pivotement suivant un axe de rotation passant par les positions six heures et midi sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention, la couronne 14 passant alors de la position trois heures à la position neuf heures.Of course, if the manipulation schematized on the figure 9 corresponds to a rotation of the caseband 4 along a rotation axis passing through the three o'clock and nine o'clock positions, it is also possible to pivot along a rotation axis passing through the six o'clock and twelve o'clock positions without leaving the frame of the present invention, the crown 14 then passing from the three o'clock position to the nine o'clock position.

Les figures 12 à 14 représentent des vues en perspective simplifiées d'un détail de construction de la montre-bracelet 1, dans des première, deuxième et troisième configurations respectives.The figures 12 to 14 represent simplified perspective views of a construction detail of the wristwatch 1, in respective first, second and third configurations.

Plus précisément, une partie de la carrure 4 a été omise sur les figures 12 à 14 pour rendre visible les mécanismes de verrouillage du bracelet, en particulier les organes d'attache du bracelet logés dans la carrure 4.More precisely, part of the caseband 4 has been omitted on the figures 12 to 14 to make visible the locking mechanisms of the bracelet, in particular the fastening members of the bracelet housed in the middle part 4.

Chacun des organes d'attache de la carrure 4 comporte deux trous 44, ménagés dans la carrure 4 à six heures et à midi (partiellement visibles sur les figures 5, 7, 9 et 10), débouchant, d'une part, dans la paroi latérale 24 de la carrure 4 et, d'autre part, en regard de verrous logés dans la carrure 4.Each of the fasteners of the middle part 4 has two holes 44, made in the middle part 4 at six o'clock and at noon (partially visible on the figures 5 , 7 , 9 and 10 ), opening out, on the one hand, into the side wall 24 of the middle part 4 and, on the other hand, facing locks housed in the middle part 4.

Chacun des trous 44 est destiné à coopérer avec l'un des tétons 36, par insertion de ce dernier dans le trou 44 correspondant suivant une direction sensiblement parallèle au plan moyen de la carrure 4, de telle manière que le téton 36 coopère ensuite avec le verrou correspondant.Each of the holes 44 is intended to cooperate with one of the studs 36, by inserting the latter into the corresponding hole 44 in a direction substantially parallel to the mean plane of the middle part 4, so that the stud 36 then cooperates with the corresponding lock.

Chaque verrou comporte un coulisseau 46 agencé dans la carrure 4 de telle manière qu'il soit susceptible de coulisser suivant une direction perpendiculaire au plan moyen de la carrure 4, d'une part, sous l'effet de l'action d'un organe élastique 48, mis en œuvre à titre illustratif non limitatif sous la forme d'une paire de ressorts hélicoïdaux, et, d'autre part, sous l'effet de l'action antagoniste d'un organe d'actionnement 50 porté par le couvercle 26 et présentant ici la forme d'un patin.Each lock comprises a slide 46 arranged in the middle part 4 in such a way that it is capable of sliding in a direction perpendicular to the mean plane of the middle part 4, on the one hand, under the effect of the action of a member. elastic 48, implemented by way of non-limiting illustration in the form of a pair of helical springs, and, on the other hand, under the effect of the antagonistic action of an actuator 50 carried by the cover 26 and here having the shape of a pad.

Dans la configuration illustrée sur la figure 12, le couvercle 26 est fermé et ses deux organes d'actionnement 50 agissent sur les coulisseaux 46 pour s'opposer à l'action des organes élastiques 48 et repousser les coulisseaux 46 loin du couvercle 26.In the configuration shown on figure 12 , the cover 26 is closed and its two actuating members 50 act on the slides 46 to oppose the action of the elastic members 48 and push the slides 46 away from the cover 26.

Lorsque le couvercle 26 est dégagé de sa position fermé, comme illustré sur la figure 13, l'un des organes d'actionnement 50 (celui diamétralement opposé à la charnière 28) libère le coulisseau 46 correspondant et lui permet de coulisser en direction du couvercle 26 sous l'effet de l'action de son organe élastique 48.When the cover 26 is released from its closed position, as shown in figure 13 , one of the actuating members 50 (the one diametrically opposite to the hinge 28) releases the corresponding slide 46 and allows it to slide in the direction of the cover 26 under the effect of the action of its elastic member 48.

Lorsque le couvercle 26 pivote davantage jusqu'à sa position ouverte, comme illustré sur la figure 14, son autre organe d'actionnement 50 libère le coulisseau 46 correspondant qui peut également coulisser en direction du couvercle 26 sous l'effet de l'action de son organe élastique 48.When the cover 26 swings further to its open position, as shown in the figure figure 14 , its other actuating member 50 releases the corresponding slide 46 which can also slide in the direction of the cover 26 under the effect of the action of its elastic member 48.

Il ressort par ailleurs des figures 12 à 14 que chaque coulisseau 46 est pourvu d'un trou traversant 52 dans lequel est engagée une goupille 54 qui, de ce fait, se déplace dans le même sens que le coulisseau 46 dans lequel elle est engagée.It also emerges from figures 12 to 14 that each slide 46 is provided with a through hole 52 in which is engaged a pin 54 which, as a result, moves in the same direction as the slide 46 in which it is engaged.

Les extrémités de chacune des goupilles 54 sont situées de part et d'autre du coulisseau 46 correspondant pour coopérer avec un évidement 56 adapté ménagé dans chacun des tétons 36.The ends of each of the pins 54 are located on either side of the corresponding slide 46 to cooperate with a suitable recess 56 formed in each of the studs 36.

On constate que lorsqu'un verrou (ou le coulisseau correspondant) est dans sa position de verrouillage (figure 12), la goupille 54 correspondante est engagée dans les évidements 56 des tétons auxquels elle est associée et assure ainsi le verrouillage du brin 18 de bracelet correspondant (ou de la chaine, le cas échéant).It can be seen that when a lock (or the corresponding slide) is in its locking position ( figure 12 ), the corresponding pin 54 is engaged in the recesses 56 of the studs with which it is associated and thus ensures the locking of the corresponding bracelet strand 18 (or of the chain, if applicable).

A l'inverse, on constate que lorsqu'un verrou (ou le coulisseau correspondant) est dans sa position neutre (figure 14), la goupille 54 correspondante est dégagée des évidements 56 des tétons auxquels elle est associée, assurant ainsi la libération du brin 18 de bracelet correspondant (ou de la chaine, le cas échéant).Conversely, we see that when a lock (or the corresponding slide) is in its neutral position ( figure 14 ), the corresponding pin 54 is released from the recesses 56 of the studs with which it is associated, thus ensuring the release of the corresponding bracelet strand 18 (or of the chain, if applicable).

Grâce à cette construction, on obtient un mécanisme de verrouillage du bracelet à la fois facile à actionner, fiable, robuste et peu encombrant.Thanks to this construction, we obtain a locking mechanism of the bracelet which is at the same time easy to operate, reliable, robust and space-saving.

La description qui précède s'attache à décrire un mode de réalisation particulier à titre d'illustration non limitative et, l'invention n'est pas limitée à la mise en œuvre de certaines caractéristiques particulières qui viennent d'être décrites, comme par exemple les formes spécifiquement illustrées et décrites pour la boîte 2, les dispositifs de verrouillage du couvercle, ou encore les inserts 32 et 42.The foregoing description attempts to describe a particular embodiment by way of nonlimiting illustration and, the invention is not limited to the implementation of certain particular characteristics which have just been described, such as for example the shapes specifically illustrated and described for the box 2, the lid locking devices, or the inserts 32 and 42.

En effet, l'homme du métier ne rencontrera pas de difficulté particulière pour adapter le contenu de la présente divulgation à ses propres besoins et mettre en œuvre une montre-bracelet dont la construction reprend les caractéristiques de l'invention sans nécessairement mettre en œuvre, par exemple, deux tétons 36 pour assurer la retenue du bracelet dans la boîte ou encore deux targettes pour dégager le couvercle 26 de sa position fermée. Bien entendu, même si une telle solution est moins sûre que celle qui a été décrite, il est possible de mettre en œuvre une seule targette ou tout autre dispositif équivalent permettant d'agir sur le couvercle 26 pour le dégager de sa position fermée, sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention.In fact, those skilled in the art will not encounter any particular difficulty in adapting the content of the present disclosure to their own needs and implementing a wristwatch whose construction incorporates the characteristics of the invention without necessarily implementing, for example, two studs 36 to ensure the retention of the bracelet in the box or two bolts to release the cover 26 from its closed position. Of course, even if such a solution is less secure than that which has been described, it is possible to implement a single bolt or any other equivalent device making it possible to act on the cover 26 to release it from its closed position, without depart from the scope of the present invention.

Il est également possible de n'utiliser qu'un seul téton, qui aurait dans ce cas une forme ne présentant pas de symétrie de révolution pour éviter toute rotation du brin de bracelet en référence à la carrure 4. La structure du verrou serait alors adaptée en conséquence.It is also possible to use only a single stud, which would in this case have a shape not exhibiting symmetry of revolution to avoid any rotation of the bracelet strand with reference to the middle part 4. The structure of the lock would then be adapted. Consequently.

On notera que si les trous 44 de la carrure 4 sont avantageusement situés sensiblement dans le plan moyen de la carrure 4 pour des raisons de symétrie lorsque la boite est retournée, une telle caractéristique n'est pas absolument requise pour la mise en œuvre de la présente invention.It will be noted that if the holes 44 of the caseband 4 are advantageously located substantially in the mean plane of the caseband 4 for reasons of symmetry when the case is turned upside down, such a characteristic is not absolutely required for the implementation of the case. present invention.

Par ailleurs, on notera également que la boite 2 comprend préférablement un organe de verrouillage (non représenté) agencé pour garantir la stabilité de la position fermée du couvercle 26 contre la carrure 4.Furthermore, it will also be noted that the box 2 preferably comprises a locking member (not shown) arranged to guarantee the stability of the closed position of the cover 26 against the middle part 4.

On rappellera que, de manière avantageuse, le passage de toute configuration de la pièce d'horlogerie selon la présente invention à une autre configuration peut être effectué très simplement et sans nécessiter l'utilisation d'un outil.It will be recalled that, advantageously, the passage from any configuration of the timepiece according to the present invention to another configuration can be carried out very simply and without requiring the use of a tool.

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  1. Wristwatch (1) comprising
    a middle (4) having a sidewall (24) that links first and second faces of said middle (4), defining between them a median plane, and comprising diametrically opposite first and second members for attaching a wristlet, in order to secure to said middle (4) respective first and second ends of a wristlet,
    a cover (26) that is arranged so as to be able to at least partially cover one of said first and second faces while being able to pivot relative to said middle (4) between a first, closed position in which said ends of the wristlet are locked on said middle (4), and a second, open position in which said ends of the wristlet are free to be removed from said middle (4), said cover (26) being arranged so as to be able to pivot about an axis of rotation that is essentially parallel to said median plane,
    characterized in that each one of said first and second attaching members comprises a hole (44) that is created in said sidewall (24) of said middle (4) and that is intended to receive the corresponding end of the wristlet by insertion along a direction essentially parallel to said median plane.
  2. Wristwatch (1) according to Claim 1, characterized in that it comprises first and second inserts (32) that are secured to the wristlet, so as to define said first and second ends thereof, each of these bearing a male attaching member that is intended to be inserted into said corresponding hole (44) of said middle (4) so as to secure said first and second ends of the wristlet to said middle (4).
  3. Wristwatch (1) according to Claim 2, characterized in that each one of said first and second attaching members of said middle (4) comprises a lock (46, 54) that is able to move between a locking position, which is associated with said closed position of said cover (26) and in which it acts on the corresponding end of the wristlet in order to lock that end, and a neutral position, which is associated with said open position of said cover (26) and in which it releases the corresponding end of the wristlet, said cover (26) having first and second actuating members (50) that are arranged so as to cooperate with said locks (46, 54) and position them in their locking position in said closed position of said cover (26).
  4. Wristwatch (1) according to Claim 3, characterized in that each one of said first and second attaching members also comprises an elastic member (48) that is arranged so as to act on said corresponding lock (46, 54) and to urge it towards its neutral position.
  5. Wristwatch (1) according to Claim 4, characterized in that each one of said locks (46, 54) comprises a slider (46) that is arranged
    to cooperate, on the one hand, with the corresponding actuating member (50) of said cover (26) and, on the other hand, with said elastic member (48), and
    to act on a movable pin (54) that is arranged so as to lock the corresponding end of the wristlet in said closed position of said cover (26).
  6. Wristwatch (1) according to Claim 5, characterized in that each one of said male attaching members has a cutout (56) that is arranged so as to cooperate with said corresponding pin (54) in said closed position of said cover (26).
  7. Wristwatch (1) as claimed in any one of Claims 2 to 6, characterized in that each one of said inserts (32) comprises two horns (16) for providing its mechanical connection to the wristlet.
  8. Wristwatch (1) according to any one of Claims 2 to 6, characterized in that at least one of said inserts (32) comprises a ring (45) for providing its mechanical connection to the wristlet.
  9. Wristwatch (1) according to any one of Claims 3 to 8, characterized in that said cover (26) is mechanically connected to said middle (4) by means of a hinge (28), and in that one of said actuating members (50) is adjacent to said hinge (28).
  10. Wristwatch (1) according to any one of Claims 2 to 9, characterized in that each one of said attaching members of said middle (4) comprises an additional hole (44) created in said sidewall (24) of said middle (4), and in that each one of said male attaching members comprises two lugs (36) that are intended to be inserted into the corresponding holes (44) of said middle (4) so as to connect the wristlet to said middle (4).
  11. Wristwatch (1) according to Claim 10, characterized in that each one of said inserts (32) comprises a plate (34) bearing said lugs (36), and in that said side wall (24) of said middle (4) has two cutaways (38) created around said holes (44), each of which is able to accommodate, at least in part, one of said plates (34) when the wristlet is joined to said middle (4).
  12. Wristwatch (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a device for locking said cover (26), this device being arranged to lock it in at least one preferred open angular position, relative to said middle (4), in such a way that said cover (26) can define a support for using the wristwatch (1) as a table watch when the wristlet is separated from said middle (4).
  13. Wristwatch (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a locking member arranged to ensure the stability of the closed position of said cover (26) against said middle (4).
  14. Wristwatch (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said cover (26) is in the form of a bezel.
  15. Wristwatch (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said holes (44) of said middle (4) are created essentially in said median plane such that said first face or said second face can equally be used in a service position.
  16. Assembly comprising a wristwatch (1) according to any one of the preceding claims and a chain (40) bearing an insert (42) comprising a male attaching member that is able to be inserted into one of said holes (44) of said middle (4) so as to secure said chain (40) to said middle (4) and to allow the wristwatch (1) to be used as a pocket watch when the wristlet is separated from said middle (4).
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