WO2006051348A1 - Watch case - Google Patents

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WO2006051348A1
WO2006051348A1 PCT/IB2004/003764 IB2004003764W WO2006051348A1 WO 2006051348 A1 WO2006051348 A1 WO 2006051348A1 IB 2004003764 W IB2004003764 W IB 2004003764W WO 2006051348 A1 WO2006051348 A1 WO 2006051348A1
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watch case
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Barbara Monti
Jacques Sester
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Eberhard Et Co. Sa
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Priority to DE602004027093T priority Critical patent/DE602004027093D1/en
Priority to AT04798891T priority patent/ATE467155T1/en
Priority to PT04798891T priority patent/PT1810089E/en
Priority to ES04798891T priority patent/ES2345153T3/en
Priority to CNB2004800443771A priority patent/CN100565385C/en
Priority to EP04798891A priority patent/EP1810089B1/en
Priority to PCT/IB2004/003764 priority patent/WO2006051348A1/en
Publication of WO2006051348A1 publication Critical patent/WO2006051348A1/en
Priority to HK07113822.0A priority patent/HK1108589A1/en

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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
    • G04B3/00—Normal winding of clockworks by hand or mechanically; Winding up several mainsprings or driving weights simultaneously
    • G04B3/04—Rigidly-mounted keys, knobs or crowns
    • G04B3/045—Storing the operating element, also bringing it out of storage
    • 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
    • G04B37/0008—Cases for pocket watches and wrist watches
    • G04B37/005—Cases for pocket watches and wrist watches with cover or protection device which can be completely removed, either by lifting off or by sliding, or by turning (protection covers, protection cases also against humidity)
    • 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
    • G04B37/06—Forming the passage for the winding stem through the case; Divided winding stems
    • G04B37/068—Stem passage not being part of the layout of the clockwork
    • 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
    • G04B45/00—Time pieces of which the indicating means or cases provoke special effects, e.g. aesthetic effects
    • G04B45/0069—Cases and fixed parts with a special shape

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  • Such a box has horns for fixing the strips of the bracelet and generally comprises a setting ring arranged at three o'clock. For aesthetic reasons, but also to make it possible to wear the watch as well to the left arm as to the right arm, it may be interesting to place the crown between the horns.
  • the crown thus disposed is relatively difficult to access. Therefore, it is necessary, on the one hand to increase its diameter and, on the other hand, to extend the horns of the box to free space and facilitate access and handling of the crown .
  • the present invention seeks to overcome these disadvantages by providing a masking device comprising a masking member capable of effectively protecting the crown from any involuntary movement. More specifically, the invention relates to a watch case comprising:
  • a bar arranged between the horns and forming, with the middle part, a space for receiving the crown.
  • the box according to the invention further comprises a masking device comprising a moving part arranged so as to be able to close at least partially said space to hide it and to be able to spread it to facilitate access to the crown.
  • the moving part is formed of a cover pivotally mounted between the horns and arranged so that it can be folded by tilting.
  • the box according to the invention also advantageously has the following characteristics: it comprises at least one locking pin cooperating with the lid to keep it in the closed position; it is provided with a pusher cooperating with the lid to actuate it; the curvature of the masking device substantially follows the curvature of the horns; -
  • the masking device comprises a U-shaped body, housed in the space between the horns and fixed to the middle part by means of the bar, the cover being pivotally mounted on the body about an axis parallel to the bar in the vicinity of the bottom of the U, and arranged so as to be folded towards the crown; -
  • the U-shaped body is provided with positioning means cooperating with the middle part and / or the horns to immobilize it; the curvature of the body substantially follows the curvature of the horns.
  • FIG. 1 is a partial view of a watch case provided with a ring disposed between the horns.
  • Figure 2 shows the same watch case middle equipped with a masking device.
  • Figure 7 shows a second embodiment of the invention.
  • the watch case partially shown in FIG. 1 comprises a middle part 10 provided with two horns 12 and 14 and a bar 16 engaged in holes that comprise the horns 12 and 14, together defining a space 18.
  • the middle 10 is pierced right through a hole opening into the space 18, but not shown in Figure 1.
  • a setting rod provided with a ring 20 is engaged in this hole. Because of its position, the crown 20 is well protected, but relatively difficult access. Also, to facilitate its access and handling, it has a large diameter.
  • the two horns 12 and 14 are particularly long, and the bar 16 is fixed relatively far from the ring 20, so that the space 18 is important around the ring 20, thus facilitating its handling.
  • the space 18 is, more precisely, delimited by the inner faces 22 and 24 respectively of the horns 12 and 14, and the face 26 of the middle part adjacent to the ring 20.
  • the caseband 10 is provided with a masking device 27 mounted in the space 18 and which comprises a body 28 and a masking member or cover 30 movable about an axis of rotation parallel to the the axis of the bar 16.
  • the body 28 is housed between the two horns 12 and 14 of the middle part 10, so as to form, together with the lid 30, an extension of the middle part 10 in the space 18.
  • the body 28 is a one-piece piece engaged between the horns 12 and 14, so as to be part of the continuity of the caseband 10. It has a U shape when it is seen from above, and has two branches 32 and 34, and a central portion 36 connecting them. The two branches 32 and 34 and the central portion 36 together define a central space 38 for receiving the lid 30.
  • the device seen in profile, has a substantially triangular section, with a vertical side opposite the central portion 36, a side making an angle slightly greater than 90 ° with the vertical side and forming the base of the triangle, and an inclined and curved side so as to fit in the profile of the horns 12 and 14 and the middle part 10.
  • the branches 32 and 34 are delimited by a rectangular vertical face 40 opposite to the central portion 36, a base face 42 also rectangular and two lateral faces 44 and 46 of trapezoidal shape, the face 44 being the inner face of the U and the face 46 the outer face, and a rectangular upper face 48 having the same curvature as the horns 12 and 14.
  • the vertical faces 40 are adjacent, on either side of the ring 20, to the flat face 26 of the middle part 10.
  • the outer lateral faces 46 are adjacent the inner faces 22 and 24 of the horns 12 and 14, and the faces 42 and 48 respectively extend the lower face and the upper face of the middle part 10.
  • the central portion 36 serves, on the one hand for the fixing and positioning of the masking device 27 on the middle part 10 and on the other hand the bracelet. It is pierced with a hole 50 passing right through it and intended to receive the bar 16, in order to mount the device 27 on the middle part 10.
  • the body 28 of the masking device 27 is blocked in a direction of rotation by the surfaces 40 bearing against the surface 26 of the caseband 10.
  • Two tabs 52 adjacent to the surface 42 and protruding laterally of the body 28, cooperate with the horns 12 and 14 to block the body 28 in the other direction of rotation. In this way, the body 28 is perfectly positioned and held between the two horns 12 and 14.
  • the central portion 36 of the body 28 has two protuberances 54 and 56 located on either side thereof, at its end opposite the branches 32 and 34. These protuberances extend the body 28 in width and in length. Between these two protuberances 54 and 56, is fixed a bar 58, intended for the attachment of a bracelet.
  • the device 27 is further provided with means for positioning the lid 30 on the body 28 and means for releasing it.
  • the branches 32 and 34 are pierced with a hole 60 crossing them perpendicular to the faces 44 and 46. It is located near the central portion 36 and intended to receive a hinge pin 62 cooperating with the lid 30 as will be explained later.
  • a hole 68, made in the branch 34 and connecting at an angle, its base face 42 and its inner face 44 serves as a housing for a pusher 70, shown in detail in Figure 4a. The latter cooperates with a spring 72 interposed between it and the bottom of the housing. It comes to bear against the underside of the cover 30, the side of the locking pins 66, and allows, by pressure, to release it.
  • the lid 30, shown in greater detail in FIGS. 5 and 6, is formed of a curved plate whose curvature follows the rounded profile of the horns 12 and 14. It is wound on itself at one of its ends. so as to form a housing 74 for receiving the hinge pin 62. At its opposite end, it forms a hooking finger, intended to cooperate with the locking pins 66, and a notch 76 sized to receive the crown 20.
  • the lid 30 being closed, the ring 20 is visible inside the notch 76, but protected by the body 28 and the lid 30.
  • the lid 30 is open, by pressing on the pusher 70, the ring 20 is accessible for possible manipulation.
  • the rotation of the ring 20 in the depressed position in which parmage of the spring barrel, can be performed with the lid 30 in the closed position, its opening being necessary only to make a correction of the display, in first or second drawn position.
  • the masking device is reduced to the cover 30, the body 28 as shown in Figures 3 and 4, being integrated with the middle part 10. The latter then carries the holding and opening members of the cover.
  • the masking device in this configuration ensures, of course, the same function as in the configuration described above.
  • the cover 30 could be replaced by a sliding shutter providing an identical function.

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Abstract

The inventive watch case comprises a middle (10) provided with at least one pair of horns (12, 14), a hole embodied in said middle 10 disposed between the pair of horns (12, 14) and used for receiving a time-setting arbor provided with a crown (20), a pin (16) disposed between said horns (12, 14) and forming with the middle a space (18) for receiving the crown (20). Said watch case also comprises a masking device (27) mounted in such a way that it closes said space for masking it at least partially or entirely and for removing said space for making it possible to handle said crown.

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BOITE DE MONTRE WATCH BOX
La présente invention se rapporte au domaine de l'horlogerie et plus particulièrement à une boîte de montre braceletThe present invention relates to the field of watchmaking and more particularly to a wristwatch case
Une telle boîte présente des cornes destinées à la fixation des barrettes du bracelet et comporte généralement une couronne de mise à l'heure disposée à trois heures. Pour des raisons esthétiques, mais aussi pour permettre de porter la montre aussi bien au bras gauche qu'au bras droit, il peut être intéressant de placer la couronne entre les cornes.Such a box has horns for fixing the strips of the bracelet and generally comprises a setting ring arranged at three o'clock. For aesthetic reasons, but also to make it possible to wear the watch as well to the left arm as to the right arm, it may be interesting to place the crown between the horns.
Cependant, la couronne ainsi disposée est d'un accès relativement difficile. C'est pourquoi, il est nécessaire, d'une part d'augmenter son diamètre et, d'autre part, de prolonger les cornes de la boîte afin de libérer de l'espace et faciliter l'accès et le maniement de la couronne.However, the crown thus disposed is relatively difficult to access. Therefore, it is necessary, on the one hand to increase its diameter and, on the other hand, to extend the horns of the box to free space and facilitate access and handling of the crown .
Un tel agencement devient à son tour quelque peu inesthétique et le but recherché en disposant la couronne à douze heures n'est pas atteint. De plus, la couronne étant de grand diamètre, elle risque d'être accrochée et mise involontairement en position de réglage.Such an arrangement in turn becomes somewhat unattractive and the purpose of arranging the crown at twelve o'clock is not achieved. In addition, the crown being of large diameter, it may be hooked and placed involuntarily in the adjustment position.
La présente invention tend à remédier à ces inconvénients en proposant un dispositif de masquage comportant un organe de masquage capable de protéger efficacement la couronne de tout mouvement involontaire. Plus précisément, l'invention concerne une boîte de montre comportant :The present invention seeks to overcome these disadvantages by providing a masking device comprising a masking member capable of effectively protecting the crown from any involuntary movement. More specifically, the invention relates to a watch case comprising:
- une carrure munie d'au moins une paire de cornes,- a case with at least one pair of horns,
- un trou pratiqué dans la carrure, disposé entre la paire de cornes et destiné à recevoir une tige de mise à l'heure munie d'une couronne,a hole made in the caseband, arranged between the pair of horns and intended to receive a time-setting rod provided with a crown,
- une barrette disposée entre les cornes et formant, avec la carrure, un espace destiné à recevoir la couronne.- A bar arranged between the horns and forming, with the middle part, a space for receiving the crown.
La boîte selon l'invention comporte, en outre, un dispositif de masquage comprenant une pièce mobile agencée de manière à pouvoir fermer au moins partiellement ledit espace pour le masquer et à pouvoir l'écarter pour faciliter l'accès à la couronne. Dans un mode de réalisation particulièrement intéressant, la pièce mobile est formée d'un couvercle monté pivotant entre les cornes et agencé de manière à pouvoir être rabattu par basculement.The box according to the invention further comprises a masking device comprising a moving part arranged so as to be able to close at least partially said space to hide it and to be able to spread it to facilitate access to the crown. In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the moving part is formed of a cover pivotally mounted between the horns and arranged so that it can be folded by tilting.
La boîte selon l'invention présente encore avantageusement les caractéristiques suivantes : elle comporte au moins une goupille de blocage coopérant avec le couvercle pour le maintenir en position fermée ; elle est munie d'un poussoir coopérant avec le couvercle pour l'actionner ; la courbure du dispositif de masquage suit sensiblement la courbure des cornes ; - le dispositif de masquage comprend un corps en forme de U, logé dans l'espace compris entre les cornes et fixé à la carrure au moyen de la barrette, le couvercle étant monté pivotant sur le corps autour d'un axe parallèle à la barrette, au voisinage du fond du U, et agencé de manière à pouvoir être rabattu vers la couronne ; - le corps en forme de U est muni de moyens de positionnement coopérant avec la carrure et/ou les cornes pour l'immobiliser ; la courbure du corps suit sensiblement la courbure des cornes.The box according to the invention also advantageously has the following characteristics: it comprises at least one locking pin cooperating with the lid to keep it in the closed position; it is provided with a pusher cooperating with the lid to actuate it; the curvature of the masking device substantially follows the curvature of the horns; - The masking device comprises a U-shaped body, housed in the space between the horns and fixed to the middle part by means of the bar, the cover being pivotally mounted on the body about an axis parallel to the bar in the vicinity of the bottom of the U, and arranged so as to be folded towards the crown; - The U-shaped body is provided with positioning means cooperating with the middle part and / or the horns to immobilize it; the curvature of the body substantially follows the curvature of the horns.
D'autres caractéristiques de l'invention ressortiront de la description qui va suivre, faite en regard du dessin annexé, dans lequel : - La figure 1 est une vue partielle d'une boîte de montre munie d'une couronne disposée entre les cornes.Other features of the invention will emerge from the description which follows, made with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: - Figure 1 is a partial view of a watch case provided with a ring disposed between the horns.
La figure 2 représente cette même carrure de boîte de montre équipée d'un dispositif de masquage.Figure 2 shows the same watch case middle equipped with a masking device.
- Les figures 3 à 6 illustrent les parties constitutives du dispositif de masquage équipant la boîte de la figure 2.- Figures 3 to 6 illustrate the constituent parts of the masking device equipping the box of Figure 2.
La figure 7 représente un deuxième mode de réalisation de l'invention.Figure 7 shows a second embodiment of the invention.
La boîte de montre représentée partiellement sur la figure 1 comporte une carrure 10 munie de deux cornes 12 et 14 et une barrette 16 engagée dans des trous que comportent les cornes 12 et 14, définissant ensemble un espace 18. La carrure 10 est percée de part en part d'un trou débouchant dans l'espace 18, mais non représenté sur la figure 1. Une tige de mise à l'heure munie d'une couronne 20 est engagée dans ce trou. De par sa position, la couronne 20 est bien protégée, mais d'un accès relativement difficile. Aussi, pour faciliter son accès et sa manipulation, elle présente un grand diamètre. De plus, les deux cornes 12 et 14 sont particulièrement longues, et la barrette 16 y est fixée relativement loin de la couronne 20, de telle sorte que l'espace 18 est important autour de la couronne 20, facilitant ainsi sa manipulation. L'espace 18 est, plus précisément, délimité par les faces intérieures 22 et 24 respectivement des cornes 12 et 14, et la face 26 de la carrure adjacente à la couronne 20.The watch case partially shown in FIG. 1 comprises a middle part 10 provided with two horns 12 and 14 and a bar 16 engaged in holes that comprise the horns 12 and 14, together defining a space 18. The middle 10 is pierced right through a hole opening into the space 18, but not shown in Figure 1. A setting rod provided with a ring 20 is engaged in this hole. Because of its position, the crown 20 is well protected, but relatively difficult access. Also, to facilitate its access and handling, it has a large diameter. In addition, the two horns 12 and 14 are particularly long, and the bar 16 is fixed relatively far from the ring 20, so that the space 18 is important around the ring 20, thus facilitating its handling. The space 18 is, more precisely, delimited by the inner faces 22 and 24 respectively of the horns 12 and 14, and the face 26 of the middle part adjacent to the ring 20.
Sur la figure 2, la carrure 10 est munie d'un dispositif de masquage 27 monté dans l'espace 18 et qui comporte un corps 28 ainsi qu'un organe de masquage ou couvercle 30 mobile autour d'un axe de rotation parallèle à l'axe de la barrette 16. Le corps 28 vient se loger entre les deux cornes 12 et 14 de la carrure 10, de façon à former, ensemble avec le couvercle 30, un prolongement de la carrure 10 dans l'espace 18.In FIG. 2, the caseband 10 is provided with a masking device 27 mounted in the space 18 and which comprises a body 28 and a masking member or cover 30 movable about an axis of rotation parallel to the the axis of the bar 16. The body 28 is housed between the two horns 12 and 14 of the middle part 10, so as to form, together with the lid 30, an extension of the middle part 10 in the space 18.
Comme représenté sur les figures 3 et 4, le corps 28 est une pièce monobloc engagée entre les cornes 12 et 14, de manière à s'inscrire dans la continuité de la carrure 10. Il présente une forme en U lorsqu'il est vu de dessus, et possède deux branches 32 et 34, et une partie centrale 36 les reliant. Les deux branches 32 et 34 et la partie centrale 36 délimitent ensemble un espace central 38 destiné à recevoir le couvercle 30.As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the body 28 is a one-piece piece engaged between the horns 12 and 14, so as to be part of the continuity of the caseband 10. It has a U shape when it is seen from above, and has two branches 32 and 34, and a central portion 36 connecting them. The two branches 32 and 34 and the central portion 36 together define a central space 38 for receiving the lid 30.
Comme le montre la figure 4, le dispositif, vu de profil, présente une section sensiblement triangulaire, avec un côté vertical opposé à la partie centrale 36, un côté faisant un angle légèrement supérieur à 90° avec le côté vertical et formant la base du triangle, et un côté incliné et incurvé de façon à s'inscrire dans le profil des cornes 12 et 14 et de la carrure 10. Ainsi, les branches 32 et 34 sont délimitées par une face verticale 40 rectangulaire opposée à la partie centrale 36, une face de base 42 également rectangulaire et deux faces latérales 44 et 46 de forme trapézoïdale, la face 44 étant la face intérieure du U et la face 46 la face extérieure, et une face supérieure 48 rectangulaire ayant la même courbure que les cornes 12 et 14.As shown in Figure 4, the device, seen in profile, has a substantially triangular section, with a vertical side opposite the central portion 36, a side making an angle slightly greater than 90 ° with the vertical side and forming the base of the triangle, and an inclined and curved side so as to fit in the profile of the horns 12 and 14 and the middle part 10. Thus, the branches 32 and 34 are delimited by a rectangular vertical face 40 opposite to the central portion 36, a base face 42 also rectangular and two lateral faces 44 and 46 of trapezoidal shape, the face 44 being the inner face of the U and the face 46 the outer face, and a rectangular upper face 48 having the same curvature as the horns 12 and 14.
Lorsque le dispositif de masquage 27 est disposé entre les deux cornes 12 et 14, les faces verticales 40 sont attenantes, de part et d'autre de la couronne 20, à la face plane 26 de la carrure 10. Les faces latérales extérieures 46 sont attenantes aux faces intérieures 22 et 24 des cornes 12 et 14, et les faces 42 et 48 prolongent respectivement la face inférieure et la face supérieure de la carrure 10.When the masking device 27 is disposed between the two horns 12 and 14, the vertical faces 40 are adjacent, on either side of the ring 20, to the flat face 26 of the middle part 10. The outer lateral faces 46 are adjacent the inner faces 22 and 24 of the horns 12 and 14, and the faces 42 and 48 respectively extend the lower face and the upper face of the middle part 10.
La partie centrale 36 sert, d'une part à la fixation et au positionnement du dispositif de masquage 27 sur la carrure 10 et d'autre part du bracelet. Elle est percée d'un trou 50 la traversant de part en part et destiné à recevoir la barrette 16, pour assurer le montage du dispositif 27 sur la carrure 10.The central portion 36 serves, on the one hand for the fixing and positioning of the masking device 27 on the middle part 10 and on the other hand the bracelet. It is pierced with a hole 50 passing right through it and intended to receive the bar 16, in order to mount the device 27 on the middle part 10.
Une fois monté sur la boîte 10 au moyen de la barrette 16, le corps 28 du dispositif de masquage 27 est bloqué dans un sens de rotation par les surfaces 40 en appui contre la surface 26 de la carrure 10. Deux languettes 52 attenantes à la surface 42 et dépassant latéralement du corps 28, coopèrent avec les cornes 12 et 14 pour bloquer le corps 28 dans l'autre sens de rotation. De la sorte, le corps 28 est parfaitement positionné et maintenu entre les deux cornes 12 et 14.Once mounted on the box 10 by means of the bar 16, the body 28 of the masking device 27 is blocked in a direction of rotation by the surfaces 40 bearing against the surface 26 of the caseband 10. Two tabs 52 adjacent to the surface 42 and protruding laterally of the body 28, cooperate with the horns 12 and 14 to block the body 28 in the other direction of rotation. In this way, the body 28 is perfectly positioned and held between the two horns 12 and 14.
La partie centrale 36 du corps 28 présente deux excroissances 54 et 56 situées de part et d'autre de celle-ci, à son extrémité opposée aux branches 32 et 34. Ces excroissances prolongent le corps 28 en largeur et en longueur. Entre ces deux excroissances 54 et 56, est fixée une barrette 58, destinée à l'attache d'un bracelet.The central portion 36 of the body 28 has two protuberances 54 and 56 located on either side thereof, at its end opposite the branches 32 and 34. These protuberances extend the body 28 in width and in length. Between these two protuberances 54 and 56, is fixed a bar 58, intended for the attachment of a bracelet.
Le dispositif 27 est, en outre, muni de moyens permettant d'assurer le positionnement du couvercle 30 sur le corps 28 et de moyens permettant de le libérer.The device 27 is further provided with means for positioning the lid 30 on the body 28 and means for releasing it.
Pour permettre le pivotement du couvercle 30, les branches 32 et 34 sont percées d'un trou 60 les traversant perpendiculairement aux faces 44 et 46. Il est situé à proximité de la partie centrale 36 et destiné à recevoir une goupille de charnière 62 coopérant avec le couvercle 30 comme cela sera expliqué plus loin.To allow the pivoting of the cover 30, the branches 32 and 34 are pierced with a hole 60 crossing them perpendicular to the faces 44 and 46. It is located near the central portion 36 and intended to receive a hinge pin 62 cooperating with the lid 30 as will be explained later.
Un trou 64 traversant chacune des branches 32 et 34, perpendiculaire aux faces 44 et 46, et situé dans la partie supérieure des branches, est destiné à recevoir, dans chacune des branches, une goupille de blocage 66 assurant le positionnement du couvercle 30. Un trou 68, pratiqué dans la branche 34 et reliant en biais, sa face de base 42 et sa face intérieure 44, sert de logement à un poussoir 70, représenté en détail sur la figure 4a. Ce dernier coopère avec un ressort 72 intercalé entre lui et le fond du logement. Il vient prendre appui contre la face inférieure du couvercle 30, du côté des goupilles de blocage 66, et permet, par une pression, de le dégager.A hole 64 through each of the branches 32 and 34, perpendicular to the faces 44 and 46, and located in the upper part of the branches, is intended to receive, in each of the branches, a locking pin 66 ensuring the positioning of the lid 30. A hole 68, made in the branch 34 and connecting at an angle, its base face 42 and its inner face 44 serves as a housing for a pusher 70, shown in detail in Figure 4a. The latter cooperates with a spring 72 interposed between it and the bottom of the housing. It comes to bear against the underside of the cover 30, the side of the locking pins 66, and allows, by pressure, to release it.
Le couvercle 30, représenté plus en détail sur les figures 5 et 6, est formé d'une plaque incurvée, dont la courbure suit le profil arrondi des cornes 12 et 14. Il est enroulé sur lui-même à l'une de ses extrémités de façon à former un logement 74 destiné à recevoir la goupille de charnière 62. A son extrémité opposée, il forme un doigt d'accrochage, destiné à coopérer avec les goupilles de blocage 66, et une encoche 76 dimensionnée de manière à recevoir la couronne 20.The lid 30, shown in greater detail in FIGS. 5 and 6, is formed of a curved plate whose curvature follows the rounded profile of the horns 12 and 14. It is wound on itself at one of its ends. so as to form a housing 74 for receiving the hinge pin 62. At its opposite end, it forms a hooking finger, intended to cooperate with the locking pins 66, and a notch 76 sized to receive the crown 20.
Ainsi, lorsque le dispositif de masquage 27 est en place sur la carrure 10, le couvercle 30 étant fermé, la couronne 20 est visible à l'intérieur de l'encoche 76, mais protégée par le corps 28 et le couvercle 30. Lorsque le couvercle 30 est ouvert, par pression sur le poussoir 70, la couronne 20 est accessible pour une manipulation éventuelle.Thus, when the masking device 27 is in place on the middle part 10, the lid 30 being closed, the ring 20 is visible inside the notch 76, but protected by the body 28 and the lid 30. When the lid 30 is open, by pressing on the pusher 70, the ring 20 is accessible for possible manipulation.
On relèvera que la rotation de la couronne 20 en position enfoncée, dans laquelle s'effectue Parmage du ressort de barillet, peut s'effectuer avec le couvercle 30 en position fermée, son ouverture n'étant nécessaire que pour effectuer une correction de l'affichage, en première ou deuxième position tirée. Sur la figure 7, le dispositif de masquage est réduit au couvercle 30, le corps 28 tel que représenté sur les figures 3 et 4, étant intégré à la carrure 10. Cette dernière porte alors les organes de maintien et d'ouverture du couvercle. Le dispositif de masquage, dans cette configuration assure, bien entendu, la même fonction que dans la configuration décrite précédemment. Dans un autre mode de réalisation, qui n'a pas été décrit, le couvercle 30 pourrait être remplacé par un volet coulissant assurant une fonction identique.It will be noted that the rotation of the ring 20 in the depressed position, in which parmage of the spring barrel, can be performed with the lid 30 in the closed position, its opening being necessary only to make a correction of the display, in first or second drawn position. In Figure 7, the masking device is reduced to the cover 30, the body 28 as shown in Figures 3 and 4, being integrated with the middle part 10. The latter then carries the holding and opening members of the cover. The masking device, in this configuration ensures, of course, the same function as in the configuration described above. In another embodiment, which has not been described, the cover 30 could be replaced by a sliding shutter providing an identical function.
Ainsi est proposé un dispositif permettant de disposer la couronne à midi tout en permettant une manipulation aisée, sans affecter l'esthétique de la pièce. Thus is proposed a device for arranging the crown at noon while allowing easy handling, without affecting the aesthetics of the room.

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REVENDICATIONS : CLAIMS:
1. Boîte de montre comportant :1. Watch box comprising:
• une carrure (10) munie d'au moins une paire de cornes (12, 14),A middle part (10) provided with at least one pair of horns (12, 14),
• un trou pratiqué dans ladite carrure (10), disposé entre la paire de cornes (12, 14) et destiné à recevoir une tige de mise à l'heure munie d'une couronne (20),A hole made in said middle part (10), disposed between the pair of horns (12, 14) and intended to receive a time setting rod provided with a crown (20),
• une barrette (16) disposée entre lesdites cornes (12, 14) et formant, avec la carrure, un espace (18) destiné à recevoir la couronne (20), caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte, en outre, un dispositif de masquage (27) comprenant une pièce mobile (30) agencée de manière à pouvoir fermer au moins partiellement ledit espace pour le masquer, et à pouvoir l'écarter pour faciliter l'accès à la couronne (20).A strip (16) disposed between said horns (12, 14) and forming, with the middle part, a space (18) intended to receive the ring (20), characterized in that it further comprises a device for masking device (27) comprising a movable part (30) arranged so as to be able to close said space at least partially in order to mask it, and to be able to move it aside to facilitate access to the ring gear (20).
2. Boîte de montre selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que ladite pièce mobile est formée d'un couvercle (30) monté pivotant entre lesdites cornes (12, 14) et agencé de manière à pouvoir être rabattu par basculement. 2. Watch case according to claim 1, characterized in that said movable part is formed of a lid (30) pivotally mounted between said horns (12, 14) and arranged so as to be folded by tilting.
3. Boîte de montre selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte, en outre, au moins une goupille de blocage (66) coopérant avec ledit couvercle (30) pour le maintenir en position fermée.3. Watch case according to claim 2, characterized in that it further comprises at least one locking pin (66) cooperating with said cover (30) to maintain it in closed position.
4. Boîte de montre selon l'une des revendications 2 et 3, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte, en outre un poussoir (70) coopérant avec ledit couvercle (30) pour l'actionner.4. Watch case according to one of claims 2 and 3, characterized in that it further comprises a pusher (70) cooperating with said lid (30) to actuate.
5. Boîte de montre selon l'une des revendications 2 à 4, caractérisée en ce que la courbure dudit dispositif (27) suit sensiblement la courbure desdites comes (2, 3)5. Watch case according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the curvature of said device (27) substantially follows the curvature of said comes (2, 3)
6. Boîte de montre selon l'une des revendications 2 à 5, caractérisée en ce que ledit dispositif (27) comporte, en outre, un corps (28) en forme de U, logé dans ledit espace (18) et fixé à la carrure (10) au moyen de ladite barrette (16), ledit couvercle (30) étant monté pivotant sur le corps (28) autour d'un axe parallèle à ladite barrette (16), au voisinage du fond du U et agencé de manière à pouvoir être rabattu vers la couronne (20). 6. Watch case according to one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that said device (27) further comprises a body (28) U-shaped, housed in said space (18) and attached to the middle (10) by means of said bar (16), said cover (30) being pivotally mounted on the body (28) about an axis parallel to said bar (16), near the bottom of the U and arranged so to be folded towards the crown (20).
7. Boîte de montre selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que ledit corps (28) est muni de moyens de positionnement (52) coopérant avec la carrure (10) et/ou lesdites cornes (12, 14) pour l'immobiliser.7. Watch case according to claim 6, characterized in that said body (28) is provided with positioning means (52) cooperating with the middle part (10) and / or said horns (12, 14) to immobilize it.
8. Boîte de montre selon l'une des revendications 6 et 7, caractérisée en ce que la courbure dudit corps (28) suit sensiblement la courbure desdites cornes (12, 14). 8. Watch case according to one of claims 6 and 7, characterized in that the curvature of said body (28) substantially follows the curvature of said horns (12, 14).
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