72results about "Acoustic indication" patented technology

The invention relates to a horological movement comprising a striking mechanism of a watch including a vibrating element and a striking device of said vibrating element comprising a hammer fixed overhanging a structure of the horological movement by means of strips of a flexible guide, said strips being both arranged so as to extend in directions intersecting at a point materialising an instantaneous centre of rotation C disposed along an axis T tangent to the vibrating element.

One aspect of the invention relates to a resonating organ (100) of a striking mechanism (200) comprising a bell (110a, 110b) integral with a bell holder (120), characterized in that said bell (110a, 110b) has a notch (117) in which a stone (1) is housed and held integrally, said stone (1) having a table (3) having an impact surface adapted to be struck by a hammer (210a, 210b) of the striking mechanism (200).

The mechanism (100) for a striking timepiece includes a first, and a second cannon pinions, a geared connection (14,15,21) between the first (1) and second (2) cannon pinions, and—a device (16) for compensating clearance in the geared connection. The geared connection (14,15,21) includes a first gear (15) attached to the first cannon pinion (1),—a second gear (14) mounted pivotably relative to the first cannon pinion, and—a third gear (21) attached to the second cannon pinion (2). The first and second gears mesh with the third gear, and the clearance compensation device (16) in the geared connection is arranged so as to exert a return force from the first and second gears against the opposing faces of at least one tooth of the third gear (21) and / or—the adjacent faces of at least two consecutive teeth of the third gear (21).

To provide a watch case that emits sound, which is easy for a user to clean and can continuously propagate sound. [Solution] The present invention relates to a watch case (10) for a wristwatch with a musical or chiming mechanism, the case being constructed with an acoustic membrane (28) held at its periphery at the bottom of the watch case (10). The watch case includes a cover (14) with a bottom (20). The cover (14) is mounted for movement between an open position and a closed position, with the bottom (20) of the cover (14) covering the outer surface of the acoustic membrane (28), allowing the membrane to vibrate freely in the closed position. The watch case (10) further includes at least one acoustic diffusion opening (24).

The present invention provides a resonator for a clock striking mechanism that can generate stronger, more harmonious, and non-dissonant audible vibrations, and that has greater resonance over time for at least certain frequency modes. [Solution] The present invention relates to a resonator 100 for a bell-striking mechanism, which includes gongs 110a and 110b attached to a gong holder 120, wherein the gong includes a notch into which a stone is embedded and fixed, and the stone includes a table having a striking surface suitable for being struck by a hammer of the bell-striking mechanism.

Drive device (1) for a clockwork mechanism, comprising a drive member (2) mounted so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation (10) and configured to drive a clockwork mechanism, the drive member (2) comprising a plurality of bearing surfaces (21), a first transmission member (3) movable from a first position of the first transmission member (3) to a second position of the first transmission member (3) and from the second position of the first transmission member (3) to the first position of the first transmission member (3), a second transmission member (4) movable from a first position of the second transmission member (4) to a second position of the second transmission member (4) and from the second position of the second transmission member (4) to the first position of the second transmission member (4), each transmission member (3; 4) being configured such that, during its movement from its second position to its first position, it drives the drive member (2) in rotation by cooperation with a bearing surface (21) of the plurality of bearing surfaces (21), the second transmission member (4) being configured so as not to block the rotation of the drive device (2) when the first transmission member (3) is driving the drive member (2), and the first transmission member (3) being configured so as not to block the rotation of the drive member (2) when the second transmission member (4) is driving the drive member (2). Timepiece comprising a timepiece movement and such a drive device, in which the first transmission member is moved from its first position to its second position by the timepiece movement, and the second transmission member is configured to be moved from its first position to its second position by a manual control mechanism.

A horology movement includes a striking device (4) including an anti-bounce device (5) arranged so that each strike of the gong (10) by the hammer (6) is followed by a single bounce which is partial, such that the hammer does not touch the vibrating gong as a result of the strike, so as not to impair the quality of the sound produced by the strike.

A clockwork mechanism comprising a kinematic chain including a first moving part (2, 2') fixed for rotation about a first axis of rotation (20, 20') and a second moving part (3, 3') fixed for rotation about a second axis of rotation (30, 30'), the first moving part (2, 2') being meshed with the second moving part (3, 3') at a point of contact (4), the first moving part (2, 2') being configured to be driven directly or indirectly by a driving element and to directly drive the second moving part (3, 3'), a cam (1) for measuring and / or storing time information, the cam (1) comprising a variable diameter profile with at least one step (11) and at least one jump (12), the cam (1) being driven directly or indirectly by the second moving part (3, 3'), and a probe for reading the time information by pressing against the profile of the cam (1), characterized in that the first mobile (2, 2') and the second mobile (3,3') are non-circular moving parts with conjugate profiles, and in that the kinematic chain is configured such that the ratio (R1 / R2) between a first distance (R1) measured between the first axis of rotation (20, 20') and the point of contact (4) and a second distance (R2) measured between the second axis of rotation (30, 30') and the point of contact (4) is greater when at least one step (12) is opposite the feeler than when a part of at least one rung (11) is opposite the feeler. A timepiece comprising a watch movement and such a timekeeping mechanism.

The present invention provides a watch case (1) comprising at least one compartment (4) for receiving a watch (6) having on its periphery a latch (10) for actuating a function of said watch. The case includes a mechanical actuating device (22) for said latch (10) arranged to automatically actuate the latch (10) and perform said function when the watch (6) is in place in its compartment (4), and control means for said actuating device (22) of the latch (10) arranged to activate said actuating device (22) of the latch (10) on demand.

The device for the coordinated actuation of two functions of a timepiece comprises one or more cams (7; 51, 53) arranged to be driven by the movement of the timepiece, each of whose contours comprises one or more discontinuities (9; 52, 54), and a first transmission member (11a, 11b; 49, 61) and a second transmission member (13a, 13b; 63) each of which comprises a cam follower (11a, 13a; 61, 64), the cam follower (11a; 61) of the first transmission member cooperating with the contour of the cam (7) or of the first cam (51) of the cams (51, 53) and the contour of the cam (7) or of the cams (51, 53) The cam follower (11a; 61) of the first transmission member is arranged to periodically fall on the discontinuities (9; 52) in the profile of the first cam (51), and the cam follower (13a; 64) of the second transmission member cooperates with the profile of the cam (7) or the profile of the second cam (53) of the cams (51, 53) to periodically fall on the discontinuities (9; 54) in the profile of the cam (7) or the profile of the second cam (53) of the cams (51, 53) with the same period as the fall of the cam follower (11a; 61) of the first transmission member, and the fall of the cam follower (11a; 61) of the first transmission member is offset with respect to the fall of the cam follower (13a; 64) of the second transmission member.

The utility model belongs to the technical field of mechanical clocks, and particularly relates to a mechanical clock time telling device which comprises a time telling power heavy hammer, a transmission mechanism and a clock hammer, the time telling power heavy hammer is connected with the clock hammer through the transmission mechanism, when time telling is needed, the time telling power heavy hammer descends under the action of gravity, and then the clock hammer is driven to conduct knocking time telling action. A position detection switch is arranged on a descending path of the time telling power heavy hammer, the position detection switch is connected with a lifting mechanism through a control unit, and the position detection switch is a time delay switch and is used for delaying a set threshold value after the time telling power heavy hammer descends and triggers the position detection switch and then sending a trigger signal to the control unit. After the time telling power heavy hammer descends to the position detection switch, the time telling power heavy hammer is lifted after the time telling power heavy hammer delays the set threshold value. According to the mechanical clock time telling device of the utility model, the automatic lifting of the time telling power heavy hammer is realized by adopting the switch additionally provided with the time delay setting, the time telling failure condition under the critical condition can be eliminated, and the time telling reliability is improved.

An arrangement is provided for retaining and transmitting vibrations of an acoustic radiating diaphragm (10) within a musical or chiming watch case (1) (2). The case comprises at least one crystal (3) mounted on a case middle (4) and a case back (5) mounted on a side opposite the case middle. The acoustic radiating diaphragm is retained within a portion of the watch case, such as the case middle, by at least one connecting piece (12) disposed between a peripheral edge of the diaphragm or an edge element (11) of the diaphragm and the case middle, acting to maintain the diaphragm in a direction parallel to the plane of the watch. The connecting piece may be a screw threaded into a tapped opening (14) in the case middle and contacting the edge element of the diaphragm.

The invention relates to a timepiece movement comprising a time striking device provided with an anti-rebound device configured to generate only one partial rebound of the hammers after each strike of the hammers on the gongs, and such that the hammers do not touch the gongs in vibration as a result of this rebound, so as not to affect the sound quality produced by the strike. The anti-rebound device is configured to be alternately in two configurations: - a first configuration in which the anti-rebound device prevents the rotation of the hammer body of the hammers in a first direction of rotation towards the gongs starting from at least a first intermediate position between the rest position and the limit position of the hammers in which they are energized; - a second configuration in which the anti-rebound device neither prevents nor slows down the rotation of the hammers in the first direction of rotation between the limit position of the hammer body and the contact position with the gongs, as long as the anti-rebound device is in the second configuration when the hammer body moves past a second intermediate position between the rest position and the limit position.

The present invention provides a musical or chiming clock equipped with a retractable bezel that allows for improvement of the sound level on the dial side of the clock. [Solution] The present invention relates to a musical or chiming clock comprising a watch case consisting of at least a bezel (1), a middle (2), a back (3), a dial (4), and a glass (5), wherein the glass (5) is attached to the bezel (1), and the glass (5) and the dial (4) form an inner chamber (8) having an initial volume (V), and a movement (6) and a chiming mechanism (7), wherein the bezel (1) is retractable, and the glass (5) moves from a closed position where the glass (5) is on a first plane (P1) parallel to the dial plane (Pc) to a second position where the glass (5) is separated from the first plane (P1) and on a second plane (P2) parallel to the dial plane (Pc), thereby increasing the initial volume (V) of the inner chamber (8).

The invention relates to a watch movement comprising a striking mechanism (10) of a watch having a vibrating element (11) and a striking device (120) of said vibrating element (11) comprising a hammer (121) fixed in cantilever to a structure of the watch movement by means of blades of a flexible guide (122), said blades (122) being arranged both so as to extend in intersecting directions to a point materializing an instantaneous center of rotation C disposed on an axis T tangent to the vibrating element (11).

A method for manufacturing a silicon timepiece component (1) with a functional external profile.

A resonant mechanism for a timepiece striking mechanism, a striking mechanism comprising such a resonant mechanism, and a method for manufacturing such a resonant mechanism. One aspect of the invention relates to a resonance mechanism (100) for a striking mechanism (200), comprising a gong (110a, 110b) attached to a gong holder (120), characterized in that said gong (110a, 110b) comprises a notch (117) in which a gemstone (1) is embedded and fixed, said gemstone (1) comprising a table top (3) having an impact surface adapted to be struck by a hammer (210a, 210b) of the striking mechanism (200).

The resonating element (1) for a striking mechanism of a watch or music box comprises at least one resonating part (2), such as one or more gongs, arranged to vibrate and resonate upon activation, and a mounting part (3). The resonating part (2) and / or the mounting part (3) is made of a tungsten, tantalum, rhodium, or hafnium alloy containing more than 51% tungsten, tantalum, rhodium, or hafnium.

Machine learning for aggregating and evaluating data from a sensor enabled environment (SEE) may be provided by receiving training data from at least one SEE related to behavioral, health, wellness, and safety (BHWS) events affecting at least one person under monitoring (PUM); developing a language of wellness (LoW) syntax for a linguistic artificial intelligence or machine learning (AI / ML) model by aligning the BHWS events with a pattern framework indicative of behaviors of the PUM; training the linguistic AI / ML model based on occurrences of the BHWS events in the training data and the LoW syntax such that the linguistic AI / ML model is configured to: generate a predicted BHWS event based on a series of behaviors observed for a particular PUM in a particular SEE; and generate a predictive alert in response to identifying that the predicted BHWS event disobeys the LoW syntax.

A watch case for a wristwatch with a musical or ringing mechanism, the case being configured to comprise an acoustic membrane held by its periphery at a bottom of the watch case The watch case comprises a cover comprising a bottom. The cover is articulated mounted between an open position and a closed position in which the bottom of the cover covers an outer face of the acoustic membrane so as to ensure that the membrane can vibrate freely. The watch case further comprises at least one sound diffusion opening

The invention relates to a timepiece movement comprising a resonant member and a hammer, the hammer comprising a first part (21) and a second part (22) assembled by a pivot connection so that they can pivot relative to each other about an axis of rotation. The first part and the second part of the hammer carry respectively a first permanent magnet and a second permanent magnet forming a magnetic return system between the two parts. The permanent magnets are arranged to generate an attractive force between them, thereby pulling the first part and the second part towards a stable configuration of the hammer. During a stroke, the first part, called the driving part, abuts against a fixed stop before the second part, called the striking part, reaches the resonant member, also called "sound spring", the striking part then continuing to rotate towards the sound spring to complete the stroke, then moving back to the driving part, finally stopping in a rest position away from the sound spring. The magnetic return system can limit the risk of rebound after the stroke to hit the sound spring again.

The invention relates to a music or alarm watch (100) comprising a case, a dial (4), a movement (6) and an alarm mechanism (7), the case being constituted at least by a bezel (1), an intermediate part (2), a back cover (3) and a crystal (5), said crystal (5) being attached to said bezel (1), said crystal (5) and said dial (4) forming an internal chamber (8) having an initial volume (V), characterized in that said bezel (1) is telescopic and movable between a closed position, in which said crystal (5) is located in a first plane (P1) parallel to the dial plane (PC), and a second position, in which said crystal (5) is located in a second plane (P2) distant from said first plane (P1) and parallel to said dial plane (PC), so as to increase the initial volume (V) of said internal chamber (8).

The invention discloses a stop structure of an automatic time telling watch, which comprises a starting plate and a stop shifting block, and is characterized in that the starting plate can rotate to drive a time telling mechanism to tell time; the alarm stopping shifting block is hinged to the machine core, an energy indicating structure is arranged on the machine core and comprises an energy indicating wheel, the energy indicating wheel interacts with the command lever, and the energy indicating wheel can drive the alarm stopping shifting block to be switched between the time telling position and the alarm stopping position through the command lever; when the stop shifting block is located at the time telling position, the starting plate can perform normal time telling; when the alarm stopping shifting block is located at the alarm stopping position, the alarm stopping shifting block can limit rotation of the starting plate and prevent the starting plate from moving towards the time-telling starting position, so that the alarm stopping function is achieved. The automatic time telling mechanism of the watch is ingenious in design, when the energy of the time telling strip box is insufficient or the time adjusting handle shaft of the watch is pulled out, the automatic time telling mechanism can automatically enter a telling stopping state, in addition, active telling stopping can be carried out by manually pressing the telling stopping key, and the use experience is greatly improved.