WO1996042037A1 - Timepiece, particularly a watch, having a variable decoration or decorative effect - Google Patents

Timepiece, particularly a watch, having a variable decoration or decorative effect Download PDF

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WO1996042037A1
WO1996042037A1 PCT/FR1995/000761 FR9500761W WO9642037A1 WO 1996042037 A1 WO1996042037 A1 WO 1996042037A1 FR 9500761 W FR9500761 W FR 9500761W WO 9642037 A1 WO9642037 A1 WO 9642037A1
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    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B47/00—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece
    • G04B47/04—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece with attached ornaments or amusement apparatus
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    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
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  • the present invention relates to a timepiece, and in particular a watch adaptable or modifiable at will, to create or obtain different decorations or decorative effects.
  • article of watchmaking any object comprising a means of measuring time, and arranged to display the latter; this definition covers watches as well as clocks, clocks, alarm clocks,
  • a watch is described and proposed, traditionally constituted by a case with a bezel, a mechanism or movement contained in said case, and needles mounted on said mechanism by at least an axis, but arranged with a decorative piece, flat and hollow, one of the outer faces of which forms the watch face.
  • the interior of this decorative piece constitutes a sealed enclosure, flattened, relatively thin, and freely encloses, for example, one or more decorative elements or decorative materials, for example a liquid, moving in the enclosure according to the position of the movements of the watch, and thereby creating a variable and different decorative motif or effect, particularly attractive or remarkable.
  • At least one wall of the decorative piece is planar and transparent, and has an outer face forming the dial of the watch, facing the bezel. And a hole, for example axial, is formed in the decorative piece for the passage of the axis or axes of the needles.
  • Document DE-U-9300096 mentions the possibility of incorporating into a watch, in a structure that is not shown and is not defined, a decorative piece, flat and hollow, composed of two transparent plates, held parallel to one another.
  • the present invention proposes to find a structure or construction of the decorative flat piece of a watch as defined above, particularly resistant at low height, easily achievable industrially and in large series, and adapted in particular to be obtained from flat glass under relatively small thickness.
  • the decorative piece comprises, in an assembled manner, an outer ring and an inner sleeve, of comparable or identical thickness or height.
  • the inner sleeve has an axial hole for the passage of the axis of the needles.
  • the ring and the bush brace on one side, a transparent plate, preferably produced, although not exclusively, in flat glass of small thickness, pierced for the passage of the axis of the needles, and on the other side at least one other plate, also drilled for the passage of the needle axis, and parallel to the transparent plate.
  • FIG. 1 shows an overview of a watch according to a first embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged view in section along line II.II of Figure 1, of the first embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 3 is a top view of the decorative piece alone, belonging to the watch according to the first embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 4 is a view of the decorative piece according to Figure 3, in section along the line IV.IV of figure 3, but on a larger scale
  • FIG. 5 is a partial top view of the decorative piece shown according to Figure 3 and 4, with a partial section along the line VV of Figure 4
  • Figure 6 shows a cross-sectional view of a decorative piece according to a second embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 7 shows a cross-sectional view of a decorative piece according to a third embodiment of 1 • invention
  • FIG. 8 shows a decorative piece according to a fourth embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 9 shows a cross-sectional view of a decorative piece according to a fifth embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 10 shows a decorative piece according to a sixth embodiment of the invention.
  • the watch shown in Figure 1, under the general reference 1, is traditionally composed by a case 2, metallic or plastic, a strap 24 worn and assembled appropriately on the case 2, a bezel 3 in crimped glass on the housing 2, a mechanism or movement 4 (shown in Figure 2), and hands 5 and 6, mounted respectively by pins 7 and 8 on said mechanism and arranged between the bezel 3 and the decorative piece 9 which will be question below, forming the watch face.
  • the mechanism or movement 4 can be of mechanical, electromechanical, digital, quartz type, etc.
  • the housing 2 is obtained by assembling a cylindrical body 25 of the housing, closed at its lower part by a flat bottom 26.
  • the assembly of watch 1 of generally circular shape, has an axis general symmetry X-X '.
  • a decorative, flat and hollow part 9 is mounted inside the housing 2, via the O-ring 28 which will be discussed below, against a shoulder formed in the body 25 of the housing, and between, on one side the needles 5 and 6, and on the other side the mechanism 4.
  • the interior of this part 9 constitutes a flattened enclosure 10, relatively thin and of constant thickness, and contains at least one decorative element or material 11, for example sand.
  • At least one wall 12 of the part 9, in this case the upper wall according to FIG. 2, is transparent and has an external face 12a forming a dial facing the bezel 3.
  • An axial hole 9a is provided in this part 9, for the passage of the axes 7 and 8 of the needles 5 and 6 respectively.
  • this decorative part 9 is obtained by assembling, as better represented in FIG. 4, a outer ring 13 and an inner sleeve 14, arranged at the same level and of substantially equal thickness, of a transparent plate 15, forming the transparent upper wall of the part 9, and of at least one other transparent plate 16 or not, arranged parallel to said transparent plate.
  • the inner sleeve 14 has an axial hole 14c, for the passage of the axes 7 and 8 of the needles 5 and 6, and for the same purposes, the transparent plate 15 is drilled according to 15a, and the plate 16 according to 16a.
  • the outer ring 13 and the inner sleeve 14 are arranged to brace, in a parallel manner, on one side the transparent plate 15, and on the other side said other plate 16.
  • the transparent plate 15 is made of very thin flat glass, and it may or may not be the same for the other plate 16.
  • the outer ring 13 and the inner sleeve 14 are made of a metallic material, for example by turning, or in a molded plastic.
  • the inner sleeve 14 and the outer ring 13 each have, according to their two edges or ends, upper 13a or 14a, and lower 13b or 14b respectively two shoulder ents.
  • the shoulders upper (a) and lower (b) of the ring and bush respectively form two interlocking stops of the two plates 15 and 16 respectively.
  • the gap of constant thickness or height, formed between the plates 15 and 16, forms the enclosure 10, flattened, relatively thin, which contains the decorative element or elements, or the decorative material 11, free in said enclosure.
  • the other plate 16 is made of very thin flat glass, like the transparent plate 15, and is covered with a metal plate 45, forming the outer wall of the decorative piece 9.
  • This metal plate comprises several projections 27a and 27b intended to retain the mechanism 4 of the watch, by force engagement of these projections in corresponding holes of said mechanism.
  • the plates 15, 16, and 45 are fixed on the two bearing surfaces (13a, 14a) (13b, 14b) respectively, by any suitable means such as gluing, crimping, stamping, or clipping.
  • the enclosure 10 is filled by a radial hole 13d, formed in the outer ring 13, which is closed after filling with an O-ring 28 retained on the outer face of the outer ring 13 by a peripheral groove.
  • this O-ring also has the function of retaining the decorative piece 9, on which the mechanism 4 is fixed, on the housing body 28.
  • the radial hole 13d can be sealed off by any other means, for example a plug.
  • the glass top plate 15 may have any suitable marking, for example hollow or projecting patterns, printed or painted, so as to form a dial.
  • This upper plate can also be colored or tinted, on the surface or in the mass.
  • the embodiment of FIG. 6 differs from that shown and explained above, in that the inner bush 14 and the plate 16, parallel to the transparent plate 15, form a single and single monobloc component 17 comprising a sleeve 19 and a radial partition 20 at the end of said sleeve.
  • the one-piece component 17 is made of a transparent plastic material.
  • the decorative piece 9 shown in Figure 7 differs from that shown in Figures 1 to 5, in that the outer ring 13 and the plate 16, parallel to the transparent plate 15, form a single and single component 22 in shape bowl with straight edge.
  • the decorative piece 9 shown in Figure 8 differs from that shown in Figure 7, in that the one-piece component 17 also incorporates the outer ring 13, whereby this component has the shape of a continuous annular groove 18, surrounding the sleeve 19, and delimited by the latter and an external continuous edge 21.
  • the decorative piece 9 shown in Figure 9 differs from that shown in Figure 8 in that the one-piece component 17 also incorporates the transparent plate 15, whereby this component 17 is obtained, for example by molding or blowing a material plastic, directly in the form of decorative piece 9, flat and hollow.
  • the transparent plate 15 is articulated, for example by a hinged film 23 of plastic material, on the rest of the monobloc component 17.

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A timepiece, particularly a watch (1), including a flat, hollow decorative portion (9) internally defining a relatively thin, flat chamber (10) and containing at least one decorative element or material (11). At least one planar wall (12) of the decorative portion is transparent and has an outer surface (12a) forming a dial. A hole (9a) is provided in said portion for receiving the spindle (7, 8) supporting the hands (5, 6). Said decorative portion (9) includes an assembly of an outer ring (13) and an inner sleeve (14) with an axial hole (14c) for said spindle (7, 8) supporting the hands (5, 6), whereby said ring and said sleeve form a bracing assembly between a transparent plate (15) on one side and, on the other side, at least one further plate (16a) parallel to said transparent plate (15).

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Article d'horlogerie, et notamment montre, avec décoration ou effet décoratif variable La présente invention concerne un article d'horlogerie, et notamment une montre adaptable ou modifiable à volonté, pour créer ou obtenir différentes décorations ou effets décoratifs. The present invention relates to a timepiece, and in particular a watch adaptable or modifiable at will, to create or obtain different decorations or decorative effects.
Par "article de l'horlogerie", on entend tout objet comprenant un moyen de mesure du temps, et agencé pour afficher ce dernier ; cette définition recouvre aussi bien les montres que les pendules, horloges, réveils,By "article of watchmaking" is meant any object comprising a means of measuring time, and arranged to display the latter; this definition covers watches as well as clocks, clocks, alarm clocks,
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A cet effet, selon le document EP-A-037804 il est décrit et proposé une montre, constituée de manière traditionnelle par un boîtier avec une lunette, un mécanisme ou mouvement contenu dans ledit boîtier, et des aiguilles montées sur ledit mécanisme par au moins un axe, mais agencée avec une pièce décorative, plate et creuse, dont l'une des faces extérieures forme le cadran de la montre. L'intérieur de cette pièce décorative constitue une enceinte étanche, aplatie, relativement mince, et renferme de manière libre par exemple un ou plusieurs éléments décoratifs ou matériaux décoratifs, par exemple un liquide, se déplaçant dans l'enceinte au gré de la position des mouvements de la montre, et créant par la- même un motif ou effet décoratif variable et différent, particulièrement attractif ou remarquable. A cette fin, au moins une paroi de la pièce décorative est plane et transparente, et présente une face extérieure formant le cadran de la montre, en vis-à-vis de la lunette. Et un trou, par exemple axial, est ménagé dans la pièce décorative pour le passage du ou des axes des aiguilles.To this end, according to document EP-A-037804, a watch is described and proposed, traditionally constituted by a case with a bezel, a mechanism or movement contained in said case, and needles mounted on said mechanism by at least an axis, but arranged with a decorative piece, flat and hollow, one of the outer faces of which forms the watch face. The interior of this decorative piece constitutes a sealed enclosure, flattened, relatively thin, and freely encloses, for example, one or more decorative elements or decorative materials, for example a liquid, moving in the enclosure according to the position of the movements of the watch, and thereby creating a variable and different decorative motif or effect, particularly attractive or remarkable. To this end, at least one wall of the decorative piece is planar and transparent, and has an outer face forming the dial of the watch, facing the bezel. And a hole, for example axial, is formed in the decorative piece for the passage of the axis or axes of the needles.
Le document DE-U-9300096 évoque la possibilité d•incorporer dans une montre, dans une structure non représentée et non définie, une pièce décorative, plate et creuse, composée de deux plaques transparentes, maintenues parallèles l'une à l'autre. La présente invention se propose de trouver une structure ou construction de la pièce plate décorative d'une montre telle que définie précédemment, particulièrement résistante sous faible hauteur, aisément réalisable de manière industrielle et en grande série, et adaptée notamment à être obtenue à partir de verre plat sous épaisseur relativement faible.Document DE-U-9300096 mentions the possibility of incorporating into a watch, in a structure that is not shown and is not defined, a decorative piece, flat and hollow, composed of two transparent plates, held parallel to one another. The present invention proposes to find a structure or construction of the decorative flat piece of a watch as defined above, particularly resistant at low height, easily achievable industrially and in large series, and adapted in particular to be obtained from flat glass under relatively small thickness.
Conformément à la présente invention, la pièce décorative comprend, de manière assemblée, une bague extérieure et une douille intérieure, d'épaisseur ou hauteur comparable ou identique. La douille intérieure comporte un trou axial pour le passage de l'axe des aiguilles. La bague et la douille entretoisent, d'un côté une plaque transparente, réalisée préférentiellement quoique non exclusivement en verre plat sous faible épaisseur, percée pour le passage de l'axe des aiguilles, et de l'autre côté au moins une autre plaque, également percée pour le passage de l'axe des aiguilles, et parallèle à la plaque transparente. La présente invention est maintenant décrite, par référence au dessin annexé dans lequel :According to the present invention, the decorative piece comprises, in an assembled manner, an outer ring and an inner sleeve, of comparable or identical thickness or height. The inner sleeve has an axial hole for the passage of the axis of the needles. The ring and the bush brace, on one side, a transparent plate, preferably produced, although not exclusively, in flat glass of small thickness, pierced for the passage of the axis of the needles, and on the other side at least one other plate, also drilled for the passage of the needle axis, and parallel to the transparent plate. The present invention is now described, with reference to the accompanying drawing in which:
- la figure 1 représente une vue d'ensemble d'une montre selon un premier mode d'exécution de l'invention- Figure 1 shows an overview of a watch according to a first embodiment of the invention
- la figure 2 est une vue à plus grande échelle et en coupe selon la ligne II.II de la figure 1, du premier mode d'exécution de l'invention- Figure 2 is an enlarged view in section along line II.II of Figure 1, of the first embodiment of the invention
- la figure 3 est une vue de dessus de la pièce décorative seule, appartenant à la montre selon le premier mode d'exécution de l'invention - la figure 4 est une vue de la pièce décorative selon figure 3, en coupe selon la ligne IV.IV de la figure 3, mais à plus grande échelle- Figure 3 is a top view of the decorative piece alone, belonging to the watch according to the first embodiment of the invention - Figure 4 is a view of the decorative piece according to Figure 3, in section along the line IV.IV of figure 3, but on a larger scale
- la figure 5 est une vue de dessus partielle de la pièce décorative représentée selon figure 3 et 4, avec une coupe partielle selon la ligne V.V de la figure 4 la figure 6 représente une vue en coupe transversale d'une pièce décorative selon un deuxième mode d'exécution de l'invention la figure 7 représente une vue en coupe transversale d'une pièce décorative selon un troisième mode d'exécution de 1•invention- Figure 5 is a partial top view of the decorative piece shown according to Figure 3 and 4, with a partial section along the line VV of Figure 4 Figure 6 shows a cross-sectional view of a decorative piece according to a second embodiment of the invention Figure 7 shows a cross-sectional view of a decorative piece according to a third embodiment of 1 • invention
- la figure 8 représente une pièce décorative selon un quatrième mode d'exécution de l'invention la figure 9 représente une vue en coupe transversale d'une pièce décorative selon un cinquième mode d'exécution de l'invention- Figure 8 shows a decorative piece according to a fourth embodiment of the invention Figure 9 shows a cross-sectional view of a decorative piece according to a fifth embodiment of the invention
- la figure 10 représente une pièce décorative selon un sixième mode d'exécution de l'invention.- Figure 10 shows a decorative piece according to a sixth embodiment of the invention.
La montre représentée à la figure 1, sous la référence générale 1, est composée de manière traditionnelle par un boîtier 2, métallique ou en matière plastique, un bracelet 24 porté et assemblé de manière appropriée sur le boîtier 2, une lunette 3 en verre sertie sur le boîtier 2, un mécanisme ou mouvement 4 (montré à la figure 2) , et des aiguilles 5 et 6, montées respectivement par des axes 7 et 8 sur ledit mécanisme et disposées entre la lunette 3 et la pièce décorative 9 dont il sera question ci-après, formant le cadran de la montre.The watch shown in Figure 1, under the general reference 1, is traditionally composed by a case 2, metallic or plastic, a strap 24 worn and assembled appropriately on the case 2, a bezel 3 in crimped glass on the housing 2, a mechanism or movement 4 (shown in Figure 2), and hands 5 and 6, mounted respectively by pins 7 and 8 on said mechanism and arranged between the bezel 3 and the decorative piece 9 which will be question below, forming the watch face.
Le mécanisme ou mouvement 4 peut être de type mécanique, électromécanique, digital, à quartz, etc..The mechanism or movement 4 can be of mechanical, electromechanical, digital, quartz type, etc.
Comme montré à la figure 2, le boîtier 2 est obtenu par assemblage d'un corps cylindrique 25 de boîtier, fermé à sa partie inférieure par un fond plat 26. L'ensemble de la montre 1, de forme générale circulaire, présente un axe général de symétrie X-X'.As shown in Figure 2, the housing 2 is obtained by assembling a cylindrical body 25 of the housing, closed at its lower part by a flat bottom 26. The assembly of watch 1, of generally circular shape, has an axis general symmetry X-X '.
Une pièce 9 décorative, plate et creuse est montée à l'intérieur du boîtier 2, par l'intermédiaire du joint torique 28 dont il sera question ci-après, contre un épaulement ménagé dans le corps 25 du boîtier, et entre, d'un côté les aiguilles 5 et 6, et, de l'autre côté le mécanisme 4. L'intérieur de cette pièce 9 constitue une enceinte 10 aplatie, relativement mince et d'épaisseur constante, et renferme au moins un élément ou matériau 11 décoratif, par exemple du sable. Au moins une paroi 12 de la pièce 9, en l'occurrence la paroi supérieure selon la figure 2, est transparente et présente une face extérieure 12a formant cadran en vis-à-vis de la lunette 3. Un trou axial 9a est ménagé dans cette pièce 9, pour le passage des axes 7 et 8 respectivement des aiguilles 5 et 6. De manière générale, et conformément à la présente invention, cette pièce 9 décorative est obtenue par assemblage, comme mieux représenté à la figure 4, d'une bague extérieure 13 et d'une douille intérieure 14, disposées au même niveau et d'épaisseur sensiblement égale, d'une plaque 15 transparente, formant la paroi supérieure transparente de la pièce 9, et d'au moins une autre plaque 16, transparente ou non, disposée parallèlement à ladite plaque transparente. La douille intérieure 14 comporte un trou axial 14c, pour le passage des axes 7 et 8 des aiguilles 5 et 6, et aux mêmes fins, la plaque 15 transparente est percée selon 15a, et la plaque 16 selon 16a. La bague extérieure 13 et la douille intérieure 14 sont agencées pour entretoiser, de manière parallèle, d'un côté la plaque 15 transparente, et de l'autre côté ladite autre plaque 16.A decorative, flat and hollow part 9 is mounted inside the housing 2, via the O-ring 28 which will be discussed below, against a shoulder formed in the body 25 of the housing, and between, on one side the needles 5 and 6, and on the other side the mechanism 4. The interior of this part 9 constitutes a flattened enclosure 10, relatively thin and of constant thickness, and contains at least one decorative element or material 11, for example sand. At least one wall 12 of the part 9, in this case the upper wall according to FIG. 2, is transparent and has an external face 12a forming a dial facing the bezel 3. An axial hole 9a is provided in this part 9, for the passage of the axes 7 and 8 of the needles 5 and 6 respectively. In general, and in accordance with the present invention, this decorative part 9 is obtained by assembling, as better represented in FIG. 4, a outer ring 13 and an inner sleeve 14, arranged at the same level and of substantially equal thickness, of a transparent plate 15, forming the transparent upper wall of the part 9, and of at least one other transparent plate 16 or not, arranged parallel to said transparent plate. The inner sleeve 14 has an axial hole 14c, for the passage of the axes 7 and 8 of the needles 5 and 6, and for the same purposes, the transparent plate 15 is drilled according to 15a, and the plate 16 according to 16a. The outer ring 13 and the inner sleeve 14 are arranged to brace, in a parallel manner, on one side the transparent plate 15, and on the other side said other plate 16.
La plaque 15 transparente est en verre plat de très faible épaisseur, et il peut en être de même, ou non, pour l'autre plaque 16. La bague extérieure 13 et la douille intérieure 14 sont réalisées dans un matériau métallique, par exemple par decolletage, ou en une matière plastique moulée.The transparent plate 15 is made of very thin flat glass, and it may or may not be the same for the other plate 16. The outer ring 13 and the inner sleeve 14 are made of a metallic material, for example by turning, or in a molded plastic.
Comme représenté à la figure 4, la douille intérieure 14 et la bague extérieure 13 comportent chacune, selon leurs deux bordures ou extrémités, supérieure 13a ou 14a, et inférieure 13b ou 14b respectivement deux épaule ents. Les épaulements supérieurs (a) et inférieurs (b) des bague et douille forment respectivement deux butées d'emboîtement des deux plaques 15 et 16 respectivement.As shown in Figure 4, the inner sleeve 14 and the outer ring 13 each have, according to their two edges or ends, upper 13a or 14a, and lower 13b or 14b respectively two shoulder ents. The shoulders upper (a) and lower (b) of the ring and bush respectively form two interlocking stops of the two plates 15 and 16 respectively.
L'interstice d'épaisseur ou hauteur constante, ménagé entre les plaques 15 et 16, forme l'enceinte 10, aplatie, relativement mince, qui renferme le ou les éléments décoratifs, ou le matériau 11 décoratif, libre dans ladite enceinte.The gap of constant thickness or height, formed between the plates 15 and 16, forms the enclosure 10, flattened, relatively thin, which contains the decorative element or elements, or the decorative material 11, free in said enclosure.
Conformément à la représentation de la figure 4, l'autre plaque 16 est réalisée en verre plat de très faible épaisseur, comme la plaque transparente 15, et est recouverte d'une plaque métallique 45, formant la paroi extérieure de la pièce décorative 9. Cette plaque métallique comporte plusieurs saillies 27a et 27b destinées à retenir le mécanisme 4 de la montre, par engagement en force de ces saillies dans des trous correspondants dudit mécanisme.In accordance with the representation of FIG. 4, the other plate 16 is made of very thin flat glass, like the transparent plate 15, and is covered with a metal plate 45, forming the outer wall of the decorative piece 9. This metal plate comprises several projections 27a and 27b intended to retain the mechanism 4 of the watch, by force engagement of these projections in corresponding holes of said mechanism.
Les plaques 15, 16, et 45 sont fixées sur les deux portées (13a,14a) (13b,14b) d'emboîtement respectivement, par tous moyens appropriés tel que collage, sertissage, emboutissage, ou clipsage.The plates 15, 16, and 45 are fixed on the two bearing surfaces (13a, 14a) (13b, 14b) respectively, by any suitable means such as gluing, crimping, stamping, or clipping.
Le remplissage de l'enceinte 10 est réalisé par un trou radial 13d, ménagé dans la bague extérieure 13, qui est obturé après remplissage par un joint torique 28 retenu sur la face extérieure de la bague extérieure 13 par une gorge périphérique. Comme indiqué plus haut, ce joint torique a aussi pour fonction de retenir la pièce décorative 9, sur laquelle est fixé le mécanisme 4, sur le corps 28 de boîtier. Le trou radial 13d peut être obturé de manière étanche par tout autre moyen, par exemple un bouchon.The enclosure 10 is filled by a radial hole 13d, formed in the outer ring 13, which is closed after filling with an O-ring 28 retained on the outer face of the outer ring 13 by a peripheral groove. As indicated above, this O-ring also has the function of retaining the decorative piece 9, on which the mechanism 4 is fixed, on the housing body 28. The radial hole 13d can be sealed off by any other means, for example a plug.
La plaque supérieure 15 en verre, peut avoir tout marquage approprié, par exemple des motifs en creux ou en saillie, imprimés ou peints, de manière à former un cadran. Cette plaque supérieure peut être également colorée ou teintée, en surface ou dans la masse. Le mode d'exécution de la figure 6 diffère de celui représenté et exposé précédemment, par le fait que la douille intérieure 14 et la plaque 16, parallèle à la plaque transparente 15, forment un seul et même composant 17 monobloc comportant un manchon 19 et une cloison radiale 20 à l'extrémité dudit manchon. Préférentiellement, mais de manière non exclusive, le composant 17 monobloc est réalisé en une matière plastique transparente. La pièce décorative 9 représentée à la figure 7 diffère de celle représentée aux figures 1 à 5, par le fait que la bague extérieure 13 et la plaque 16, parallèle à la plaque transparente 15, forment un seul et même composant 22 monobloc, en forme de cuvette à bord droit. La pièce décorative 9 représentée à la figure 8 diffère de celle représentée à la figure 7, par le fait que le composant monobloc 17 intègre aussi la bague extérieure 13, moyennant quoi ce composant a la forme d'une rainure 18 annulaire, continue, entourant le manchon 19, et délimitée par ce dernier et un bord continu extérieur 21.The glass top plate 15 may have any suitable marking, for example hollow or projecting patterns, printed or painted, so as to form a dial. This upper plate can also be colored or tinted, on the surface or in the mass. The embodiment of FIG. 6 differs from that shown and explained above, in that the inner bush 14 and the plate 16, parallel to the transparent plate 15, form a single and single monobloc component 17 comprising a sleeve 19 and a radial partition 20 at the end of said sleeve. Preferably, but not exclusively, the one-piece component 17 is made of a transparent plastic material. The decorative piece 9 shown in Figure 7 differs from that shown in Figures 1 to 5, in that the outer ring 13 and the plate 16, parallel to the transparent plate 15, form a single and single component 22 in shape bowl with straight edge. The decorative piece 9 shown in Figure 8 differs from that shown in Figure 7, in that the one-piece component 17 also incorporates the outer ring 13, whereby this component has the shape of a continuous annular groove 18, surrounding the sleeve 19, and delimited by the latter and an external continuous edge 21.
La pièce décorative 9 représentée à la figure 9 diffère de celle représentée à la figure 8 par le fait que le composant monobloc 17 intègre aussi la plaque transparente 15, moyennant quoi ce composant 17 est obtenu, par exemple par moulage ou soufflage d'une matière plastique, directement sous la forme de la pièce décorative 9, plate et creuse.The decorative piece 9 shown in Figure 9 differs from that shown in Figure 8 in that the one-piece component 17 also incorporates the transparent plate 15, whereby this component 17 is obtained, for example by molding or blowing a material plastic, directly in the form of decorative piece 9, flat and hollow.
Par rapport à la figure 9, et selon la figure 10, la plaque transparente 15 est articulée, par exemple par un film charnière 23 en matière plastique, sur le reste du composant monobloc 17. Compared to FIG. 9, and according to FIG. 10, the transparent plate 15 is articulated, for example by a hinged film 23 of plastic material, on the rest of the monobloc component 17.

Claims

REVENDICATIONS
1) Article d'horlogerie, notamment montre (1) comprenant un boîtier (2) avec une lunette (3) , un mécanisme ou mouvement (4), des aiguilles (5,6) montées par au moins un axe (7,8) sur ledit mécanisme, et une pièce (9) décorative, plate et creuse, dont l'intérieur constitue une enceinte (10) aplatie relativement mince, et renferme au moins un élément ou matériau (11) décoratif, et dont au moins une paroi plane (12) est transparente et présente une face (12a) extérieure formant cadran en vis- à-vis de ladite lunette (3) , un trou (9a) étant ménagé dans ladite pièce pour le passage de l'axe (7,8) desdites aiguilles (5, 6) , caractérisé en ce que ladite pièce (9) décorative comprend de manière assemblée, une bague extérieure (13) et une douille intérieure (14) comportant un trou axial (14c) pour le passage de l'axe (7,8) des aiguilles (5,6), ladite bague et ladite douille entretoisant, d'un côté une plaque (15) transparente percée (15a) pour le passage dudit axe (7,8) desdites aiguilles (5,6), formant la paroi transparente, et de l'autre côté au moins une autre plaque (16a) percée (15a) pour le passage dudit axe (7,8) desdites aiguilles (5,6), et parallèle à ladite plaque transparente (15) .1) Timepiece, in particular watch (1) comprising a case (2) with a bezel (3), a mechanism or movement (4), hands (5,6) mounted by at least one axis (7,8 ) on said mechanism, and a decorative piece (9), flat and hollow, the interior of which constitutes a relatively thin flattened enclosure (10), and contains at least one decorative element or material (11), and at least one wall of which plane (12) is transparent and has an outer face (12a) forming a dial facing said bezel (3), a hole (9a) being formed in said part for the passage of the axis (7,8 ) of said needles (5, 6), characterized in that said decorative piece (9) comprises, as an assembly, an outer ring (13) and an inner sleeve (14) having an axial hole (14c) for the passage of the axis (7,8) of the needles (5,6), said ring and said bushing bracing, on one side a transparent plate (15) pierced (15a) for the passage of said axis e (7,8) of said needles (5,6), forming the transparent wall, and on the other side at least one other plate (16a) pierced (15a) for the passage of said axis (7,8) of said needles ( 5,6), and parallel to said transparent plate (15).
2) Article selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ladite plaque (15) transparente est en verre2) Article according to claim 1, characterized in that said transparent plate (15) is made of glass
3) Article selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ladite autre plaque (16) est en verre3) Article according to claim 1, characterized in that said other plate (16) is made of glass
4) Article selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la bague extérieure (13) et la douille intérieure (14) sont réalisées dans un matériau métallique, ou en une matière plastique4) Article according to claim 1, characterized in that the outer ring (13) and the inner sleeve (14) are made of a metallic material, or a plastic material
5) Article selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la douille intérieure (14) et la bague extérieure (13) comportent chacune selon leurs deux bordures supérieure (13a, 14a) et inférieure (13b,14b) respectivement deux épaulements, lesdits épaulements supérieurs (13a,14a) et inférieurs (13b,14b) formant respectivement deux butées d'emboîtement des deux plaques (15,16) respectivement.5) Article according to claim 1, characterized in that the inner sleeve (14) and the outer ring (13) each have according to their two upper edges (13a, 14a) and lower (13b, 14b) respectively two shoulders, said shoulders upper (13a, 14a) and lower (13b, 14b) respectively forming two interlocking stops of the two plates (15,16) respectively.
6) Article selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que les deux plaques (15,16) sont fixées sur les deux portées (13a,14a ; 13b,14b) d'emboîtement respec¬ tivement, par collage, sertissage, ou emboutissage, ou clipsage.6) Article according to claim 5, characterized in that the two plates (15,16) are fixed on the two bearing surfaces (13a, 14a; 13b, 14b) nesting respec¬ tively, by gluing, crimping, or stamping, or clipping.
7) Article selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la douille intérieure (14) et ladite autre plaque (16) , parallèle à la plaque transparente (15) , forment un seul et même composant (17) monobloc, comportant un manchon (19) et une cloison radiale (20) à l'extrémité dudit manchon. 8) Article selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que le composant (17) monobloc est réalisé en une matière plastique transparente.7) Article according to claim 1, characterized in that the inner sleeve (14) and said other plate (16), parallel to the transparent plate (15), form a single and same component (17) in one piece, comprising a sleeve ( 19) and a radial partition (20) at the end of said sleeve. 8) Article according to claim 7, characterized in that the component (17) in one piece is made of a transparent plastic.
9) Article selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que le composant monobloc (17) intègre aussi la bague extérieure (13) , moyennant quoi ledit composant a la forme d'une rainure (18) continue entourant le manchon (19) , délimitée par ce dernier et un bord continu extérieur (21) .9) Article according to claim 7, characterized in that the one-piece component (17) also incorporates the outer ring (13), whereby said component has the shape of a continuous groove (18) surrounding the sleeve (19), delimited by the latter and a continuous outer edge (21).
10) Article selon les revendications 7 à 9, caractérisé en ce que le composant monobloc (17) intègre aussi la plaque transparente (15) , moyennant quoi ledit composant (17) a directement la forme de ladite pièce (9) décorative, plate et creuse.10) Article according to claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the one-piece component (17) also incorporates the transparent plate (15), whereby said component (17) directly has the shape of said decorative piece (9), flat and dig.
11) Article selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce que la plaque (15) transparente est articulée, par exemple par un film charnière (23) en matière plastique, sur le reste du composant monobloc (17) .11) Article according to claim 10, characterized in that the transparent plate (15) is articulated, for example by a hinge film (23) of plastic, on the rest of the one-piece component (17).
12) Article selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la bague extérieure (13) et ladite autre plaque (16) , parallèle à la plaque transparente (15) forment un seul et même composant (22) monobloc, en forme de cuvette à bord droit. 12) Article according to claim 1, characterized in that the outer ring (13) and said other plate (16), parallel to the transparent plate (15) form a single and same monobloc component (22) in the form of a bowl with a straight edge.
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