EP3432087B1 - Attachment device - Google Patents

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EP3432087B1
EP3432087B1 EP17182614.2A EP17182614A EP3432087B1 EP 3432087 B1 EP3432087 B1 EP 3432087B1 EP 17182614 A EP17182614 A EP 17182614A EP 3432087 B1 EP3432087 B1 EP 3432087B1
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Laurent Mouche
Pascal Lagorgette
Raphaël Balmer
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/14—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps characterised by the way of fastening to a wrist-watch or the like
    • 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
    • G04B37/1486—Arrangements for fixing to a bracelet
    • G04B37/1493—Arrangements for fixing to a bracelet by means of a feather spring (Barette á ressort)
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G17/00—Structural details; Housings
    • G04G17/02—Component assemblies
    • G04G17/06—Electric connectors, e.g. conductive elastomers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G17/00—Structural details; Housings
    • G04G17/08—Housings
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G19/00—Electric power supply circuits specially adapted for use in electronic time-pieces
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/5219—Sealing means between coupling parts, e.g. interfacial seal
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/73—Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall

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  • the present invention relates to a portable electronic device comprising means for connecting a bracelet to a watch case comprising an electrical connector. More specifically, the present invention relates to such a portable device comprising means making it possible to establish a reliable and waterproof electrical connection between a watch case and a bracelet, in a removable manner.
  • Watches are known in the prior art which are held on the user's wrist by means of a bracelet comprising a connector inserted in the case.
  • This bracelet can be made of rubber, plastic, or even metal and connected to the watch case between the horns via fixing means such as screws for example.
  • This connector element can take the form of a USB type connector for connection to a computer, such a male type USB connector can be located at a closing end of a branch of a watch strap as described in the patent US 7,006,408 . It is thus difficult to protect or hide the connector, and to change the strap.
  • CN 104 850 002 A discloses a device according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • JP S57 7318 U discloses a wristwatch with horns including bars.
  • CH 707 313 A2 discloses a wristwatch with a USB connector on the inside of a bracelet strand.
  • JP S63 126888 and JP S60 104787 each discloses a guide groove and a hole for blocking a bar.
  • CH 705 220 B1 discloses a ramp and a groove to block a bar.
  • the invention particularly aims to overcome the various drawbacks of these known techniques.
  • an objective of the invention is to provide a wristwatch provided with an electrical connector on the wristband to access an electronic circuit inside the watch, which is of simple design, and the strap of which is easily interchangeable while ensuring a good seal at the connector.
  • a portable electronic device comprising a case and a bracelet attached to said case, the case comprising at least one pair of horns, between which a female electrical connector is disposed, the bracelet comprising a male electrical connector disposed at the end of the bracelet and arranged to ensure an electrical connection with the female electrical connector when the bracelet is mounted on the case,
  • each horn comprises a spring bar intended to be housed in an opposite housing of the bracelet, the bars being capable of occupying two positions, an engagement position in which they extend outside the horns to engage successively in a guide groove of the bracelet then in a locking groove formed in the bracelet, and a retracted position, the device comprising a manual actuating member, for moving the bars in their retracted position against of the force exerted by the bar.
  • the figure 1 illustrates an exploded perspective view of the portable electronic device, here an electronic or electro mechanical watch.
  • the watch is provided with a female electrical connector 2 placed in the middle part 3 of the watch, through an opening, between the horns 6 of the middle part 3.
  • the bracelet can be made up of two strands 4 with a folding clasp closure or a traditional clasp.
  • the strands of the bracelet are obtained by molding plastics.
  • at least one strand 4 comprises at its end intended to be in abutment with the middle part 3, an insert 40 also obtained by molding plastics.
  • This insert 40 is fixed to the strand 4 in a removable manner or else overmolded to facilitate the installation of a male electrical connector 5 arranged to cooperate with the female electrical connector 2.
  • the insert 40 is arranged to be fixed to the middle part 3 of the case 1 and comprises an outer wall 41 bearing against the outer surface 30 of the middle part 3 of the case to keep it fixed without being able to rotate.
  • the outer surface 30 may be planar or may define a portion of cylinder.
  • the external wall 41 has a shape complementary to the external surface 30 of the middle part 3 so as to bear completely against this external surface 30.
  • the insert 40 of the strand 4 comprises a male electrical connector 5, the male connector coming out of the insert 40 by a protruding conduit 42, at the level of the outer wall 41, and having dimensions similar to those of the connector to ensure a good adjustment of the connector in the conduit 42.
  • This male electrical connector 5 is provided for connecting into the female electrical connector 2 of the middle part during the assembly of the bracelet strand 4 to the middle part 3.
  • the duct 42 comprises, at its periphery, a seal 43 extending over all or part of its periphery, the seal 43 being arranged to rest against the middle part. Therefore, the dimensions of the female connector are preferably chosen slightly larger than those of the conduit 42. Thus, the seal 43 is frictionally housed in the female socket and provides sealing between the male and female connectors.
  • the seal 42 can be single or double as illustrated in the sectional view of the figure 4 .
  • each horn 6 comprises a spring bar 60 formed by a body 61 receiving elastic return means, such as a spring 62 for example, acting on a pivot 63 mounted movably inside the body 61.
  • the pivot 63 is movable along the longitudinal axis of the body and is capable of changing between a compressed position and a rest position in which the pivot 63 is arranged to rest in a housing formed in the bracelet strand.
  • the pivots form fixing means and protrude at the side walls of the horns, in order to be able to cooperate with grooves in the bracelet strand when the strand is fixed to the watch case 1.
  • Each pivot 63 includes a spherical end ensuring good guiding in translation in the grooves formed inside the bracelet strand, as can be seen in the figure 2 .
  • the pivots 63 can be made of plastic, ceramic, composite materials or even metal or metal alloy.
  • pivots are arranged to cooperate with the bracelet strand, and more precisely with grooves formed in the insert 40.
  • the insert 40 comprises a guide groove 44 and a locking groove 45 formed in the insert 40, these grooves are particularly visible on the Figures 1 and 2 .
  • the guide groove 44 is a horizontal groove comprising a ramp 440 for gradually constraining the bars.
  • the guide groove 44 opens onto the face of the insert 40 which is in contact with the middle part 3 and on the lateral face of the insert 40, the latter extending along the edge of the insert 40 over a shorter length. at the distance between the bar and the edge of the middle.
  • the locking groove 45 is a vertical groove which opens on the underside of the insert 40, namely the face in contact with the wrist of the wearer, and on the side face of the insert 40 of the bracelet strand.
  • the guide groove 44 and the locking groove 45 are separated by a partition 46, so that the pivot of the bar is progressively compressed up to the partition by means of the ramp 440, then it is housed in the locking groove 45 and relaxes once the partition 46 has passed.
  • the guide groove 44 and the locking groove 45 can be machined directly in the insert of the bracelet strand or formed during the molding of the insert 40.
  • the insert 40 of the bracelet strand also comprises, on its underside, two slots 400 configured to receive an actuating member 7, so that the pivots 63 are visible and accessible through these slots 400 with the actuating member 7 .
  • the actuating member 7 comprises two blades 70 connected by a cross-member, each blade 70 having at its lower end an inclined surface 71 which cooperates with the end of the pivots 63.
  • this actuating member 7 is subject to a bracelet clasp so as to be able to separate the bracelet strand at any time by the wearer.
  • the locking grooves 45 of the horns 6 and the bars 60 are slightly offset, so as to offset the grooves slightly relative to the bars 60, which means that the insert 40 is forced into force against the watch case thanks to an elastic deformation of the plastic insert, and thus automatically eliminating the play between the insert 40 and the middle part 3.
  • the strand 4 is mounted on the housing 1 as follows.
  • the strand 4 can then be released, the latter being well held in place by the bars and the connectors.
  • each blade 70 passing through the slots 46 formed under the insert 40 and opening into the locking grooves 45, each blade 70 having at its lower end an inclined surface 71 which comes to press progressively on the spherical end of the pivots 63 until the bars 6 are fully compressed.

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Description

Domaine de l'inventionField of the invention

La présente invention concerne un dispositif électronique portable comprenant des moyens pour relier un bracelet à un boîtier de montre comportant un connecteur électrique. Plus précisément, la présente invention concerne un tel dispositif portable comportant des moyens permettant d'établir une connexion électrique fiable et étanche entre un boitier de montre et un bracelet, de manière amovible.The present invention relates to a portable electronic device comprising means for connecting a bracelet to a watch case comprising an electrical connector. More specifically, the present invention relates to such a portable device comprising means making it possible to establish a reliable and waterproof electrical connection between a watch case and a bracelet, in a removable manner.

Arrière-plan de l'inventionInvention background

Il est connu dans l'art antérieur des montres qui sont maintenues au poignet de l'utilisateur au moyen d'un bracelet comprenant un connecteur s'insérant dans le boîtier. Ce bracelet peut être en caoutchouc, en plastique, ou encore en métal et relié au boîtier de la montre entre les cornes via des moyens de fixation tels que des vis par exemple.Watches are known in the prior art which are held on the user's wrist by means of a bracelet comprising a connector inserted in the case. This bracelet can be made of rubber, plastic, or even metal and connected to the watch case between the horns via fixing means such as screws for example.

Il peut également être prévu sur la montre un élément connecteur pour effectuer un transfert de données. Cet élément connecteur peut prendre la forme d'un connecteur du type USB pour un branchement sur un ordinateur, un tel connecteur USB de type mâle peut se situer à une extrémité de fermeture d'une branche d'un bracelet de montre comme décrit dans le brevet US 7 006 408 . Il est ainsi difficile de protéger ou de cacher le connecteur, et de changer de bracelet.There may also be provided on the watch a connector element for performing a data transfer. This connector element can take the form of a USB type connector for connection to a computer, such a male type USB connector can be located at a closing end of a branch of a watch strap as described in the patent US 7,006,408 . It is thus difficult to protect or hide the connector, and to change the strap.

On connait également du brevet EP 1 416 852 un dispositif portable comportant un boîtier dans lequel est disposé un premier module électrique, et un bracelet attaché au boîtier, un second module électrique étant associé au bracelet ainsi que des moyens de connexion électrique assurant une connexion électrique entre les premier et second modules électriques au travers d'une ouverture ménagée dans le boîtier. Un tel mode de réalisation rend le changement du bracelet fastidieux, ce dernier étant vissé sur la boîte de montre.We also know of the patent EP 1,416,852 a portable device comprising a housing in which is disposed a first electrical module, and a bracelet attached to the housing, a second electrical module being associated with the bracelet as well as electrical connection means ensuring an electrical connection between the first and second electrical modules through an opening in the housing. Such an embodiment makes changing the strap tedious, the latter being screwed onto the watch case.

CN 104 850 002 A divulgue un dispositif selon le préambule de la revendication 1. JP S57 7318 U divulgue une montre-bracelet avec des cornes comprenant des barrettes. CH 707 313 A2 divulgue une montre bracelet avec un connecteur USB à la face intérieure d'un brin de bracelet. JP S63 126888 et JP S60 104787 divulguent chacun une gorge de guidage et un trou pour bloquer une barrette. CH 705 220 B1 divulgue une rampe et une gorge pour bloquer une barrette. CN 104 850 002 A discloses a device according to the preamble of claim 1. JP S57 7318 U discloses a wristwatch with horns including bars. CH 707 313 A2 discloses a wristwatch with a USB connector on the inside of a bracelet strand. JP S63 126888 and JP S60 104787 each discloses a guide groove and a hole for blocking a bar. CH 705 220 B1 discloses a ramp and a groove to block a bar.

Résumé de l'inventionSummary of the invention

L'invention a notamment pour objectif de pallier aux différents inconvénients de ces techniques connues.The invention particularly aims to overcome the various drawbacks of these known techniques.

Plus précisément, un objectif de l'invention est de fournir une montre à bracelet munie d'un connecteur électrique sur le bracelet pour accéder à un circuit électronique à l'intérieur de la montre, qui est de conception simple, et dont le bracelet est facilement interchangeable tout en garantissant une bonne étanchéité au connecteur.More specifically, an objective of the invention is to provide a wristwatch provided with an electrical connector on the wristband to access an electronic circuit inside the watch, which is of simple design, and the strap of which is easily interchangeable while ensuring a good seal at the connector.

Ces objectifs, ainsi que d'autres qui apparaîtront plus clairement par la suite, sont atteints selon l'invention à l'aide d'un dispositif électronique portable comportant un boîtier et un bracelet attaché audit boîtier, le boîtier comprenant au moins une paire de cornes, entre lesquelles est disposé un connecteur électrique femelle, le bracelet comprenant un connecteur électrique mâle disposé à l'extrémité du bracelet et agencé pour assurer une connexion électrique avec le connecteur électrique femelle lorsque le bracelet est monté au boitier,These objectives, as well as others which will appear more clearly below, are achieved according to the invention using a portable electronic device comprising a case and a bracelet attached to said case, the case comprising at least one pair of horns, between which a female electrical connector is disposed, the bracelet comprising a male electrical connector disposed at the end of the bracelet and arranged to ensure an electrical connection with the female electrical connector when the bracelet is mounted on the case,

Selon l'invention, chaque corne comprend une barrette ressort destinée à venir se loger dans un logement opposé du bracelet, les barrettes étant susceptibles d'occuper deux positions, une position d'engagement dans laquelle elles s'étendent à l'extérieur des cornes pour s'engager successivement dans une gorge de guidage du bracelet puis dans une gorge de verrouillage ménagées dans le bracelet, et une position rétractée, le dispositif comprenant un organe d'actionnement manuel, pour déplacer les barrettes dans leur position rétractée à l'encontre de la force exercée par la barrette.According to the invention, each horn comprises a spring bar intended to be housed in an opposite housing of the bracelet, the bars being capable of occupying two positions, an engagement position in which they extend outside the horns to engage successively in a guide groove of the bracelet then in a locking groove formed in the bracelet, and a retracted position, the device comprising a manual actuating member, for moving the bars in their retracted position against of the force exerted by the bar.

Conformément à d'autres variantes avantageuses de l'invention :

  • la gorge de guidage et la gorge de verrouillage sont séparées par une cloison ;
  • la gorge de guidage est une gorge horizontale comprenant une rampe pour contraindre progressivement les barrettes ;
  • la gorge de verrouillage est une gorge verticale.
  • l'extrémité des barrettes est sphérique ;
  • l'organe d'actionnement comprend deux lames passant par des fentes ménagées sous le bracelet et débouchant dans les gorges de verrouillage, chaque lame disposant à son extrémité inférieure d'une surface de came inclinée qui coopère avec l'extrémité sphérique des barrettes ;
  • le connecteur mâle comprend un joint sur tout ou partie de son pourtour, à sa périphérie extérieure, le joint étant agencé pour reposer contre la carrure.
  • le connecteur mâle est disposé dans un logement réalisé dans le bracelet du côté de la face interne et au niveau de la fixation du bracelet à la carrure ;
  • le bracelet est en matière plastique.
In accordance with other advantageous variants of the invention:
  • the guide groove and the locking groove are separated by a partition;
  • the guide groove is a horizontal groove comprising a ramp for gradually constraining the bars;
  • the locking groove is a vertical groove.
  • the end of the bars is spherical;
  • the actuating member comprises two blades passing through slots provided under the bracelet and opening into the locking grooves, each blade having at its lower end an inclined cam surface which cooperates with the spherical end of the bars;
  • the male connector comprises a seal over all or part of its periphery, at its outer periphery, the seal being arranged to rest against the middle part.
  • the male connector is disposed in a housing produced in the bracelet on the side of the internal face and at the level of the attachment of the bracelet to the middle part;
  • the bracelet is made of plastic.

Description sommaire des dessinsBrief description of the drawings

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description suivante d'un mode de réalisation particulier de l'invention, donné à titre de simple exemple illustratif et non limitatif, et des figures annexées, parmi lesquelles :

  • la figure 1 est une vue éclatée en perspective d'un dispositif électronique portable conforme à l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue en perspective d'un bracelet conforme à l'invention ;
  • la figure 3 illustre une vue en coupe selon la ligne A-A du bracelet de la figure 2 ;
  • la figure 4 illustre une vue en coupe selon la ligne B-B de la figure 3 ;
  • la figure 5 est une vue en coupe selon la ligne A-A de la figure 2, avec l'organe d'actionnement inséré pour désolidariser le bracelet.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear more clearly on reading the following description of a particular embodiment of the invention, given by way of simple illustrative and nonlimiting example, and of the appended figures, among which :
  • the figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a portable electronic device according to the invention;
  • the figure 2 is a perspective view of a bracelet according to the invention;
  • the figure 3 illustrates a sectional view along line AA of the bracelet of the figure 2 ;
  • the figure 4 illustrates a sectional view along line BB of the figure 3 ;
  • the figure 5 is a sectional view along line AA of the figure 2 , with the actuating member inserted to separate the bracelet.

Description détaillée des modes de réalisation préférésDetailed description of preferred embodiments

Un dispositif électronique portable conforme à l'invention va maintenant être décrit dans ce qui suit faisant référence conjointement aux figures 1, 2, 3, 4 et 5.A portable electronic device according to the invention will now be described in the following, referring jointly to Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 .

La figure 1 illustre une vue éclatée en perspective du dispositif électronique portable, ici une montre électronique ou électro mécanique. La montre est munie d'un connecteur électrique femelle 2 disposé dans la carrure 3 de la montre, au travers d'une ouverture, entre les cornes 6 de la carrure 3.The figure 1 illustrates an exploded perspective view of the portable electronic device, here an electronic or electro mechanical watch. The watch is provided with a female electrical connector 2 placed in the middle part 3 of the watch, through an opening, between the horns 6 of the middle part 3.

Le bracelet peut être composé de deux brins 4 avec une fermeture à boucle déployante ou à fermoir traditionnel. Dans l'exemple représenté à la figure 1, les brins du bracelet sont obtenus par moulage de matières plastiques. Tel que représenté sur les figures, au moins un brin 4 comprend à son extrémité destinée à être en appui avec la carrure 3, un insert 40 lui aussi obtenu par moulage de matières plastiques. Cet insert 40 est fixé au brin 4 de manière amovible ou bien surmoulé pour faciliter la mise en place d'un connecteur électrique mâle 5 agencé pour coopérer avec le connecteur électrique femelle 2.The bracelet can be made up of two strands 4 with a folding clasp closure or a traditional clasp. In the example shown in figure 1 , the strands of the bracelet are obtained by molding plastics. As shown in the figures, at least one strand 4 comprises at its end intended to be in abutment with the middle part 3, an insert 40 also obtained by molding plastics. This insert 40 is fixed to the strand 4 in a removable manner or else overmolded to facilitate the installation of a male electrical connector 5 arranged to cooperate with the female electrical connector 2.

L'insert 40 est agencé pour être fixé à la carrure 3 du boîtier 1 et comprend une paroi extérieure 41 en appui contre la surface extérieure 30 de la carrure 3 du boîtier pour le maintenir fixe sans pouvoir tourner. De préférence au moins une partie de la paroi 41 s'appuie intégralement contre une partie de la surface extérieure 30 de la carrure. La surface extérieure 30 peut être plane ou peut définir une portion de cylindre. La paroi extérieure 41 a une forme complémentaire à la surface extérieure 30 de la carrure 3 de manière à s'appuyer complètement contre cette surface extérieure 30.The insert 40 is arranged to be fixed to the middle part 3 of the case 1 and comprises an outer wall 41 bearing against the outer surface 30 of the middle part 3 of the case to keep it fixed without being able to rotate. Preferably at least a portion of the wall 41 bears integrally against a portion of the outer surface 30 of the middle part. The outer surface 30 may be planar or may define a portion of cylinder. The external wall 41 has a shape complementary to the external surface 30 of the middle part 3 so as to bear completely against this external surface 30.

L'insert 40 du brin 4 comprend un connecteur électrique mâle 5, le connecteur mâle sortant de l'insert 40 par un conduit 42 saillant, au niveau de la paroi extérieure 41, et présentant des dimensions similaires à celles du connecteur pour s'assurer un bon ajustement du connecteur dans le conduit 42. Ce connecteur électrique mâle 5 est prévu pour se connecter dans le connecteur électrique femelle 2 de la carrure lors l'assemblage du brin de bracelet 4 à la carrure 3.The insert 40 of the strand 4 comprises a male electrical connector 5, the male connector coming out of the insert 40 by a protruding conduit 42, at the level of the outer wall 41, and having dimensions similar to those of the connector to ensure a good adjustment of the connector in the conduit 42. This male electrical connector 5 is provided for connecting into the female electrical connector 2 of the middle part during the assembly of the bracelet strand 4 to the middle part 3.

Le conduit 42 comprend, à sa périphérie, un joint 43 s'étendant sur tout ou partie de son pourtour, le joint 43 étant agencé pour reposer contre la carrure. De ce fait, les dimensions du connecteur femelle sont préférablement choisies légèrement supérieures à celles du conduit 42. Ainsi, le joint 43 est logé à friction dans la prise femelle et assure l'étanchéité entre les connecteurs mâle et femelle. Le joint 42 peut être simple ou double comme illustré sur la vue en coupe de la figure 4.The duct 42 comprises, at its periphery, a seal 43 extending over all or part of its periphery, the seal 43 being arranged to rest against the middle part. Therefore, the dimensions of the female connector are preferably chosen slightly larger than those of the conduit 42. Thus, the seal 43 is frictionally housed in the female socket and provides sealing between the male and female connectors. The seal 42 can be single or double as illustrated in the sectional view of the figure 4 .

Selon l'invention, chaque corne 6 comprend une barrette ressort 60 formée par un corps 61 recevant des moyens de rappel élastiques, tels qu'un ressort 62 par exemple, agissant sur un pivot 63 montés mobile à l'intérieur du corps 61. Le pivot 63 est mobile selon l'axe longitudinal du corps et est susceptible d'évoluer entre une position comprimée et une position de repos dans laquelle le pivot 63 est agencé pour reposer dans un logement formé dans le brin de bracelet.According to the invention, each horn 6 comprises a spring bar 60 formed by a body 61 receiving elastic return means, such as a spring 62 for example, acting on a pivot 63 mounted movably inside the body 61. The pivot 63 is movable along the longitudinal axis of the body and is capable of changing between a compressed position and a rest position in which the pivot 63 is arranged to rest in a housing formed in the bracelet strand.

Les pivots forment des moyens de fixation et sont saillants au niveau des parois latérales des cornes, pour pouvoir coopérer avec gorges du brin de bracelet lorsque le brin est fixé sur le boîtier de montre 1.The pivots form fixing means and protrude at the side walls of the horns, in order to be able to cooperate with grooves in the bracelet strand when the strand is fixed to the watch case 1.

Chaque pivot 63 comprend une extrémité sphérique assurant un bon guidage en translation dans les gorges formées à l'intérieur du brin de bracelet, comme on peut le voir sur la figure 2.Each pivot 63 includes a spherical end ensuring good guiding in translation in the grooves formed inside the bracelet strand, as can be seen in the figure 2 .

Les pivots 63 peuvent être réalisés en matière plastiques, en céramique, en matériaux composites ou encore en métal ou alliage métallique.The pivots 63 can be made of plastic, ceramic, composite materials or even metal or metal alloy.

Ces pivots sont agencés pour coopérer avec le brin de bracelet, et plus précisément avec des gorges formées dans l'insert 40. A cet effet, l'insert 40 comprend une gorge de guidage 44 et une gorge de verrouillage 45 ménagées dans l'insert 40, ces gorges sont notamment visibles sur les figures 1 et 2.These pivots are arranged to cooperate with the bracelet strand, and more precisely with grooves formed in the insert 40. For this purpose, the insert 40 comprises a guide groove 44 and a locking groove 45 formed in the insert 40, these grooves are particularly visible on the Figures 1 and 2 .

Comme on peut l'observer, la gorge de guidage 44 est une gorge horizontale comprenant une rampe 440 pour contraindre progressivement les barrettes. La gorge de guidage 44 débouche sur la face de l'insert 40 qui est en contact avec la carrure 3 et sur la face latérale de l'insert 40, celle-ci étendant le long du bord de l'insert 40 sur une longueur inférieure à la distance entre la barrette et le bord de la carrure.As can be observed, the guide groove 44 is a horizontal groove comprising a ramp 440 for gradually constraining the bars. The guide groove 44 opens onto the face of the insert 40 which is in contact with the middle part 3 and on the lateral face of the insert 40, the latter extending along the edge of the insert 40 over a shorter length. at the distance between the bar and the edge of the middle.

La gorge de verrouillage 45 est une gorge verticale qui débouche sur la face inférieure de l'insert 40, à savoir la face en contact avec le poignet du porteur, et sur la face latérale de l'insert 40 du brin de bracelet.The locking groove 45 is a vertical groove which opens on the underside of the insert 40, namely the face in contact with the wrist of the wearer, and on the side face of the insert 40 of the bracelet strand.

On pourrait également imaginer un orifice en lieu et place de la gorge de verrouillage 45, les dimensions de l'orifice étant alors légèrement supérieures à celle du pivot 63 pour le recevoir.One could also imagine an orifice in place of the locking groove 45, the dimensions of the orifice then being slightly greater than that of the pivot 63 to receive it.

Avantageusement, la gorge de guidage 44 et la gorge de verrouillage 45 sont séparées par une cloison 46, de manière à ce que le pivot de la barrette soit comprimé progressivement jusqu'à la cloison grâce à la rampe 440, puis qu'il se loge dans la gorge de verrouillage 45 et se détende une fois la cloison 46 passée.Advantageously, the guide groove 44 and the locking groove 45 are separated by a partition 46, so that the pivot of the bar is progressively compressed up to the partition by means of the ramp 440, then it is housed in the locking groove 45 and relaxes once the partition 46 has passed.

La gorge de guidage 44 et la gorge de verrouillage 45 peuvent être usinées directement dans l'insert du brin de bracelet ou formées lors du moulage de l'insert 40.The guide groove 44 and the locking groove 45 can be machined directly in the insert of the bracelet strand or formed during the molding of the insert 40.

L'insert 40 du brin de bracelet comprend également, sur sa face inférieure, deux fentes 400 configurées pour recevoir un organe d'actionnement 7, pour que les pivots 63 soient visibles et accessibles par ces fentes 400 avec l'organe d'actionnement 7.The insert 40 of the bracelet strand also comprises, on its underside, two slots 400 configured to receive an actuating member 7, so that the pivots 63 are visible and accessible through these slots 400 with the actuating member 7 .

Comme on peut l'observer à la figure 5, l'organe d'actionnement 7 comprend deux lames 70 reliées par une traverse, chaque lame 70 disposant à son extrémité inférieure d'une surface inclinée 71 qui coopère avec l'extrémité des pivots 63.As can be seen from the figure 5 , the actuating member 7 comprises two blades 70 connected by a cross-member, each blade 70 having at its lower end an inclined surface 71 which cooperates with the end of the pivots 63.

Ainsi, en exerçant une pression simultanément sur chacun des pivots 63 au moyen de l'organe d'actionnement 7, ces derniers se retrouvent en position comprimée de manière à pouvoir démonter le brin de bracelet 4.Thus, by exerting pressure simultaneously on each of the pivots 63 by means of the actuating member 7, the latter are found in the compressed position so as to be able to dismantle the bracelet strand 4.

Avantageusement, cet organe d'actionnement 7 est assujetti à un fermoir de bracelet de manière à pouvoir désolidariser le brin de bracelet à tout moment par le porteur.Advantageously, this actuating member 7 is subject to a bracelet clasp so as to be able to separate the bracelet strand at any time by the wearer.

Selon une variante de l'invention, les gorges de verrouillage 45 des cornes 6 et les barrettes 60 sont légèrement décalées, de manière à décaler les gorges légèrement par rapport aux barrettes 60, ce qui oblige de contraindre l'insert 40 en force contre le boîtier de montre grâce à une déformation élastique de l'insert en matière plastique, et ainsi d'éliminer automatiquement le jeu entre l'insert 40 et la carrure 3.According to a variant of the invention, the locking grooves 45 of the horns 6 and the bars 60 are slightly offset, so as to offset the grooves slightly relative to the bars 60, which means that the insert 40 is forced into force against the watch case thanks to an elastic deformation of the plastic insert, and thus automatically eliminating the play between the insert 40 and the middle part 3.

Le montage du brin 4 sur le boîtier 1 est réalisé comme suit.The strand 4 is mounted on the housing 1 as follows.

On commence par positionner le brin, et plus précisément l'insert 40, face à la carrure et entre les cornes 6.We start by positioning the strand, and more precisely the insert 40, facing the middle and between the horns 6.

A cet effet, on place les pivots 63 des barrettes dans chacune des gorges de guidage 44 de l'insert 40.To this end, the pivots 63 of the bars are placed in each of the guide grooves 44 of the insert 40.

On pousse ensuite l'insert 40 du brin 4 jusqu'à ce que le connecteur mâle se présente à l'entrée du connecteur femelle, les pivots 63 arrivant alors à la fin de la rampe 440 de la gorge de guidage, et donc à proximité de la cloison 46.Then pushing the insert 40 of the strand 4 until the male connector is present at the entrance of the female connector, the pivots 63 then arriving at the end of the ramp 440 of the guide groove, and therefore close bulkhead 46.

On pousse ensuite l'insert 40 du brin 4, en force, jusqu'à ce que le connecteur mâle soit totalement inséré dans le connecteur femelle, ce qui a aussi pour effet de faire passer les pivots 63 derrière la cloison 46, dans les gorges de verrouillage.Then push the insert 40 of the strand 4, in force, until the male connector is fully inserted in the female connector, which also has the effect of passing the pivots 63 behind the partition 46, in the grooves lock.

On peut alors relâcher le brin 4, ce dernier étant bien maintenu en place par les barrettes et les connecteurs.The strand 4 can then be released, the latter being well held in place by the bars and the connectors.

Pour désolidariser le brin 4 de la carrure 3, il suffit d'insérer l'organe d'actionnement 7 dans les fentes 46, comme illustré à la figure 5, les deux lames 70 passant par les fentes 46 ménagées sous l'insert 40 et débouchant dans les gorges de verrouillage 45, chaque lame 70 disposant à son extrémité inférieure d'une surface inclinée 71 qui vient appuyer progressivement sur l'extrémité sphérique des pivots 63 jusqu'à ce que les barrettes 6 soient totalement comprimées.To separate the strand 4 from the middle part 3, it suffices to insert the actuating member 7 into the slots 46, as illustrated in the figure 5 , the two blades 70 passing through the slots 46 formed under the insert 40 and opening into the locking grooves 45, each blade 70 having at its lower end an inclined surface 71 which comes to press progressively on the spherical end of the pivots 63 until the bars 6 are fully compressed.

Il va de soi que la présente invention n'est pas limitée au mode de réalisation qui vient d'être décrit et que diverses modifications et variantes simples peuvent être envisagées par l'homme du métier sans sortir du cadre de l'invention tel que défini par les revendications annexées à la présente demande de brevet. En particulier, on comprendra que bien qu'ayant été décrite en liaison avec un brin de bracelet en matériau plastiques, la présente invention peut s'appliquer de manière identique à des maillons réalisés en un autre matériau dur tel que du métal, de la céramique, ou encore matériau composite.It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the embodiment which has just been described and that various simple modifications and variants can be envisaged by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as defined. by the claims appended to this patent application. In particular, it will be understood that although having been described in connection with a strand of bracelet made of plastic material, the present invention can be applied identically to links made of another hard material such as metal, ceramic , or even composite material.

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  1. Portable electronic device including a case (1) and a watchband link (4) attached to said case (1), the case comprising at least one pair of horns (6), between which is disposed a female electrical connector (2), the watchband link (4) comprising a male electrical connector (5) disposed at the end of the watchband link (4) and adapted to make an electrical connection with the female electrical connector (2) when the watchband link is mounted on the case,
    characterized in that each horn (6) comprises a spring bar (60) intended to come to be housed in an opposite housing of the link (4), the bars (60) being able to occupy two positions, an engagement position in which they extend to the exterior of the horns (6) to be engaged successively in a guide groove (44) and then in a locking groove (45) formed in the link (4), and a retracted position, the device comprising a manual actuation member (7) for moving the bars (60) into their retracted position.
  2. Portable electronic device according to Claim 1, in which the guide groove (44) and the locking groove (45) are separated by a partition (46).
  3. Device according to Claim 1 or 2, in which the guide groove (44) is a horizontal groove comprising a ramp (440) for progressively loading the bars.
  4. Device according to Claim 3, in which the locking groove (45) is a vertical groove.
  5. Device according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, in which the end of the bars (60) is spherical.
  6. Device according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, in which the actuation member (7) comprises two blades (70) passing through grooves (400) formed under the watchband and leading into the locking grooves (45), each blade (70) having at its lower end an inclined surface (71) adapted to cooperate with the end of the bars (60).
  7. Fixing device according to any one of Claims 1 to 7 in which, the male electrical connector (5) is disposed in a conduit (6) produced in the watchband on the side of the internal face and at the level of the fixing of the watchband (4) to the middle (3).
  8. Device according to Claim 7, in which the conduit (42) comprises a seal (43) over all or part of its perimeter, at its exterior periphery, the seal (43) being adapted to rest against a middle (3).
  9. Device according to any one of Claims 1 to 8, in which the watchband link comprises a removably mounted insert (40), said insert receiving the guide groove (44), the locking groove (45), the slots (400), and the conduit (42).
  10. Device according to any one of Claims 1 to 9, in which the watchband link and the insert are made of plastic material.
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