180results about "Mechanical devices for setting time" patented technology

A device for selecting and controlling functions of a horological movement, including a selector member arranged such that, when it is acted on, it causes a column wheel including a plurality of coaxial cams which are integral with one another for rotation as one, to rotate in a single direction of rotation, the device including a plurality of transmission yokes, each of which is arranged such that it bears against a cam specific thereto so as to be able to successively occupy, depending on the angular position of the cam, a rest position and an active position, each transmission yoke being configured such that when it occupies the active position, it is disposed in the path of a control member which is intended, when it is acted on from a rest position, to drive the transmission yoke located in an active position, towards a position for controlling a function specific thereto.

A friction system (100) for a horology movement including: an arbor (1) with a longitudinal axis (L) including: a first fixed element (2) mounted so as to rotate integrally with the arbor (1) and having a first support surface (40); a second fixed element (7) mounted so as to rotate integrally with the arbor (1); a toothed organ (3) mounted so as to rotate freely on the arbor (1) between the first fixed element (2) and the second fixed element (7). The toothed organ (3) is integral with a socket coupling (4) having a second support surface (42), and the second fixed element (7) includes a body (72) configured to rotate integrally with the arbor (1) and resilient brackets (71) protruding relative to the body (72) and extending towards the toothed organ, the resilient brackets (71) being resiliently pressed against the second support surface (42) of the socket coupling.

A horological mechanism (1000) with a first train (100) and a first output wheel set (101), a second train (200) and a second output wheel set (102), for alternately displaying on a display (800, 8, 28) a first and a second indication respectively specific to the first train and second train, by a switching and coupling mechanism (500), including two input wheel sets (1; 2) connected to the output wheel sets, which includes a sliding wheel set (5) capable of moving under constant strain between the two input wheel sets, and cooperating alternately and exclusively with either one, selected under the action of a command from a user, to establish a driving connection between the input wheel set engaged with the sliding wheel set at the given moment in time, and a display (800, 8, 28) to produce a switchable display.

A roller-type jumping clockwork display mechanism (100), each display comprising a roller (1, 1A, 1B, 2, 3, 3A, 3B, 4) and / or a combination roller (10) comprising two rollers (1A, 1B, 3A, 3B) internal to one another, held in the rest position by first elastic return means (311, 312, 313, 314, 316), at least one display being rotatable by the movement of at least one rocker (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) whose fall is controlled or prevented by at least one cam (21, 22, 23, 24, 244, 245, 246, 247) driven by a movement (500), and at least one triggering or correction rocker (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) is arranged to cooperate simultaneously in support with two cams (21, 22, 23, 24, 244, 245, 246, 247) towards which it is recalled by second elastic return means (119, 129, 139, 149, 159, 169).

The disclosure provides an example watch. The watch includes (a) a housing having a first face and a second face and a cavity extending therebetween, where the first face includes a first bezel coupled to a first transparent watch crystal, (b) a disc disposed within the cavity between the first face and the second face and coupled to the housing, where the disc comprises a watch face for indicating time, and (c) a case cap removably coupled to the second face of the housing, where the case cap includes a casing having a first side configured to mate with the second face of the housing and a second side configured to be engraved.

The embodiment of the utility model provides a crown and wearable equipment, and relates to the technical field of wearable equipment, a rotating structure of the crown is provided with a first end and a second end which are opposite in a first direction, the second end is provided with a mounting groove, the outer surface of the rotating structure is provided with a first indication layer, and a pressing structure is detachably connected with the first end of the rotating structure. The outer surface of the pressing structure is provided with a second indicating layer, the first indicating layer is different from the second indicating layer, the rotating shaft is provided with a connecting end, and the connecting end is located in the mounting groove and detachably connected with the side wall of the mounting groove. The utility model provides a watch crown. According to the watch crown provided by the embodiment of the invention, the quality of the first indication layer and the second indication layer can be improved, so that the distinguishing degree of the rotating structure and the pressing structure is ensured, the manufacturing efficiency of the first indication layer and the second indication layer can be improved, and the production efficiency and quality of the watch crown can be improved. And the production efficiency and quality of the wearable equipment can be improved.

The present invention relates to a display device (2) for a clock movement, the display device comprising a movable time indicator (52) for displaying the time in a predetermined time zone, and a frame (10) intended to pivot to display information in interaction with a fixed display relative to the casing of the clock movement, the respective angular positions of the frame (10) and the movable time indicator (52) being indexed relative to one another in such a way that the angular position of the frame (10) is related to the display of information relating to the predetermined time zone, the device (2) further comprising a selection mechanism configured to: in response to a predetermined action by a user, rotate the time indicator (52) between a first position associated with a first time zone and a second position associated with a second time zone; and simultaneously rotate the frame (10) in steps such that the frame moves from the first position associated with the first time zone to the second position associated with the second time zone.

The invention relates to a timepiece 1 comprising a first member 6 for displaying local time HT, a second member 8 for displaying GMT time, a drive wheel 10 of the first display member 6, a first correction mechanism 23 adapted to be kinematically coupled to the drive wheel 10 of the first display member 6 to allow simultaneous correction of local time HT and GMT time, a second correction mechanism 32 of the second display member 8 adapted to be able to correct the GMT time independently of the local time HT, and a drive mechanism 34 of the second display member 8 including a differential gear 22 with a first input part adapted to be kinematically coupled to the drive wheel 10 of the first display member 6, a second input part adapted to be kinematically coupled to the second correction mechanism 32 of the second display member 8 and an output part adapted to drive said second display member 8. The timepiece comprises a gear train 48 mounted parallel to the drive mechanism 34 of the second display member 8, said gear train 48 being kinematically coupled in an engageable and disengageable manner to the drive wheel 10 of the first display member 6 and to the output part of the differential gear 22 by means of a first star 50 coupled to said parallel mounted gear train 48 and a first jumper 52 connected to the output part of the differential gear 22 and cooperating with said first star 50, so that during the simultaneous correction of the local time HT and the GMT time by the first correction mechanism 23, said output part is driven by said parallel mounted gear train 48, and during the correction of the GMT time independent of the local time HT by the second correction mechanism 32, said output part is decoupled from said parallel mounted gear train 48, while after the correction, a repositioning of the second display member 8 synchronized with the positioning of the first display member 6 is possible.

The invention relates to a lockable crown (10) for a timepiece comprising a middle shell (100) embedded with a cavity (102) opening on a lateral flank (101) of the middle shell and communicating via an opening (106) with a central space (103) intended for a frame. The lockable crown (10) comprises a crown (12), a shank (14) rigidly attached to the crown (12), a tube (20) mounted on the shank (14) and intended to be fastened in an opening (106) of the intermediate shell (100), and a locking mechanism (30) intended to be mounted around the tube (20) in a cavity (102) of the intermediate shell (100). The locking mechanism (30) comprises a locking member (40), an actuator (48) and a lock (50) having a plurality of combination elements (60, 70, 80) pivotally mounted around the tube (20) and rotatably actuatable via the crown (12) when the crown is mounted on the intermediate shell (100) and rotated in one direction or the other. The locking member (40) is configured to assume a locked position and an unlocked position in which the crown (12) is translationally locked or released. The locking part (40) is intended to be actuated by an actuator (48) from a locked position to an unlocked position when all the combined elements (60, 70, 80) are arranged in a predetermined angular position. The invention also relates to a timepiece comprising a lockable crown (10).

A sympatique watch (30), including a horological movement to which are connected a watch hour (31) and minute display (32), including a barrel (33), a resonator (34), a time-setting mechanism, a coupling mechanism (38) to separate a display train (35) and a finishing train (36), a stop mechanism (37) of a resonator (34), and a reset mechanism to move each hour (31) and minute display (32) in a predetermined reference position. The watch includes a first and a second actuator (310, 320) cooperating with a first and a second actuator (210, 220) of the clock (20). The first actuator can occupy three successive distinct positions to act on the coupling mechanism (38), the stop mechanism (37) and the reset mechanism. The second actuator can occupy two end positions alternately to act on the time-setting mechanism, only when the first actuator (310) occupies one of its successive distinct positions.

The invention relates to a correction device (1) for correcting an indication provided by a display mechanism of a timepiece movement equipped with the display mechanism, said display mechanism comprising an indication wheel (2), said indication being alterable by actuation of said indication wheel (2), characterized in that said correction device (1) comprises a correction member (3) and a rotatably movable lever (5), the correction member (3) is movable between two positions as a rest position and a correction position, and the correction member (3) is configured to rotate the indication wheel (2) when the correction member (3) is in the correction position, the lever (5) comprising a first end (23), the first end (23) is configured to press against the correction member (3) to move the correction member (3) from a rest position to a correction position. The invention also relates to a timepiece movement comprising such a correction device (1).

The timepiece movement according to the invention comprises: a control stem (3) movable by pulling the stem in an axial direction; a resonator (4) comprising a rotating balance wheel (10) mounted on a flexible blade; and a mechanism for stopping the swing of the balance wheel. The mechanism comprises a lever (23) connected to the stem such that the lever pivots about a pivot axis (24) when the stem is pulled or pushed, and an auxiliary lever (30) connected to the lever such that the pivot lever causes the auxiliary lever to rotate about a rotation axis (31) separate from the pivot axis (24). The auxiliary lever is arranged such that, when following its angular path starting from the rest position, it stops the balance (10) regardless of the position of the balance when the stem (3) is initially pulled. Furthermore, in the active position, the lever (30) holds the balance in the rest position, which enables the resonator (4) to be automatically restarted when the auxiliary lever (30) returns from the active position to the rest position.

One aspect of the invention relates to a watch assembly (2000) comprising a watch (1000), and an adjustment tool (200) pivoting an external drive wheel (20) around an external axis (DE) comprising an external multipolar magnet (21) cooperating, to perform an adjustment, with an internal multipolar magnet comprising an internal control wheel (1) of the watch (1000) pivoting around a first axis (D1) and meshing with the input of a reduction gear (30) whose output meshes with an internally controlled wheel pivoting in the case (10), this adjustment tool (200) comprising means for counting the number of turns of the drive wheel (20) to precisely determine the pivot angle of the internally controlled wheel and / or means for determining and / or visualizing the angular position of the internally controlled wheel.

The invention relates to a remote control device (10) of a watch movement (100) characterized in that it comprises an input control member (11) intended to be activated by a user and kinematically connected, by means of a linking member (13), to an output control member (12) intended to act on the watch movement (100) of said watch, the linking member (13) being intended to be arranged in a mobility in rotation around the watch movement (100) and being configured so as to be driven in rotation by the input control member (11) when the latter is activated, and to cause, during this rotation, the displacement of the output control member (12).

The control device (1) for a timepiece has a body (4) intended to rotate about a rotation axis (X) in a case middle (2) of a timepiece to drive a mechanism of the timepiece, and a crown head (5) movable in translation relative to the body, parallel to the rotation axis, between a first position and a second position. The body has a first coupling (46) and the crown head has a second coupling (53), arranged so that in the first position, the body and the crown head are uncoupled, and in the second position, the body and the crown head are coupled. The control device has a first formation (47A) and a second formation (47B), and a locking element able to cooperate with the first formation to stabilize the first position, and with the second formation to stabilize the second position.

The present invention relates to a clock movement comprising an oscillating regulating member (1) intended to regulate a gear of the movement and comprising a movable inertial part (10), a time-setting mechanism controlled by a control member operable by a user between a rest position and a time-setting position and a stop and restart mechanism of the oscillating regulating member (1) intended to stop the oscillating regulating member (1) when setting the time of the movement and to restart said regulating member (1) when the time setting is carried out.The stopping and restarting mechanism of the oscillating regulating member (1) includes a rocker (3) arranged to pivot between a rest position and a stop position when the control member is moved from its rest position to its time-setting position and a lever (5) comprising a toothed sector (51) intended to cooperate with a corresponding toothed sector (321) of the rocker (3) for pivoting the lever (5) between a rest position and a stop position and an elastic arm (52) arranged to come into contact with the movable inertial part (10) of the oscillating regulating member (1), tangentially to it, when the lever (5) pivots from its rest position to its stop position.

To provide a horological movement with a plurality of functions that can be easily and quickly corrected.SOLUTION: A horological movement 10 includes a driving wheel set 11 linked to drive first and second displays 20 and 30 of a time value, and a mechanism for adjusting positions of the displays 20 and 30. The mechanism for adjusting includes a control member 50 engaged with a sliding-gear assembly 40, drives the sliding-gear assembly 40 to a first correction position so as to change the position of the first display 20 when urged in a first rotation direction, and drives the sliding-gear assembly 40 to a second correction position so as to change the position of the second display 30 when urged in a second rotation direction. A click wheel 211 can move in a plane orthogonal to its rotation axis when the control member 50 is operated to change the position of the first display 20, so as to interrupt the kinematic link between the first display mechanism 200 and the driving wheel set 11.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The invention relates to a display device (2), for a timepiece movement, comprising a moving time display (52) which displays the time in a predefined time zone, a frame (10) intended to pivot so as to interact with fixed indicators with reference to the casing of the timepiece movement in order to display information, the respective angular positions of the frame (10) and the moving time display (52) being indexed relative to each other such that the angular position of the frame (10) is associated with the display of information relating to the predefined time zone, the device (2) further comprising a selection mechanism configured to: - rotate the moving time display (52), in response to a predefined action by a user, between a first position associated with a first time zone and a second position associated with a second time zone, and - at the same time, rotate the frame (10) in steps, such that it moves from a first position associated with the first time zone to a second position associated with the second time zone.

To transmit high torque, to facilitate manufacture, and to provide easily manageable reproducibility of applied friction torque.SOLUTION: An arbor 1 having a longitudinal axis L, a first fixing element 2 having a first bearing surface mounted to rotate integrally with the arbor, and a second fixing element 7, a toothed part 3 being mounted to rotate freely on the arbor between the first fixing element and the second fixing element, the toothed piece is integral with a socket joint 4 having a second bearing surface 42, and the second fixing element comprises a body 72 and an elastic bracket 71 projecting from the body and extending towards the toothed piece, the elastic bracket being designed to be elastically pressed against the second bearing surface and to deform elastically under strain to form a kinematic linkage both between the first fixing element and the toothed piece, and between the second fixing element and the socket joint integral with the toothed piece, up to a predetermined friction torque.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

The invention provides a crown and a timepiece, which can improve the quality of an internal thread of a thread locking type crown, and can improve the operability during thread locking and the durability of the thread. The crown has a crown body and a ring member. The crown body is integrally formed with a bottomed cylindrical head portion having a bottom portion and a cylindrical portion, and a shaft portion extending from the bottom portion and disposed in the cylindrical portion. A thread is machined on the inner circumferential surface of the ring member, and the ring member is disposed along the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder portion and fixed to the head portion.

One aspect of the invention relates to a multi-function correction device (100) for a case (2) of a timepiece comprising a timepiece movement (1) having at least one function corrector (10, 12) for performing various functions of activation, selection, resetting and / or correction of information derived from the current time of said timepiece movement (1), said multi-function correction device (100) comprising: a cylindrical body (110) configured to be fixed to said case (2) of timepiece; a control rod (120) with an axis of revolution (XX), the control rod (120) being movable in translation inside the cylindrical body (110) along the axis of revolution (XX) and having an end (122) having a protrusion (123) adapted to interact with said at least one function corrector (10, 12); a control element (130, 330) integral with said control rod (120);characterized in that the control member (130) is mobile in rotation around the axis of revolution (XX) of the control rod (120) between several angular positions and in that the protrusion (123) is configured so that the rotation of the control member (130) modifies the angular position of said protrusion (123) around the axis of revolution (XX) and with respect to the clockwork movement (1).;

The utility model provides a movement of an epicyclic display dial plate, which comprises a central gear and an epicyclic gear which are concentrically arranged, and the epicyclic gear and the central gear rotate relatively; the torque output unit is in transmission connection with the epicyclic gear so as to drive the epicyclic gear to rotate; the epicyclic gear is divided into at least two functional areas along the circumference, and a transmission unit and a functional unit are installed in each functional area. The central gear is in transmission connection with the transmission unit and transmits power to the functional unit through the transmission unit; a rotation dial plate is fixed on the epicyclic gear through a position pin pipe, and the rotation dial plate and the epicyclic gear rotate synchronously. According to the utility model, the functional units are arranged on the epicyclic gear, so that each functional unit can revolve around the center of the epicyclic gear, the surface of the dial plate which is displayed outwards is more dynamic, and meanwhile, the content displayed by the dial plate can be set into a plurality of parts which are respectively arranged on the functional area and the epicyclic gear; and the design thought of the dial is expanded.

The utility model relates to a bidirectional calendar quick-dialing mechanism of a mechanical watch. The bidirectional calendar quick-dialing mechanism comprises a rotatable calendar ring; the calendar quick-dialing wheel is in transmission connection with the calendar ring and is arranged to drive the calendar ring to rotate when the calendar quick-dialing wheel rotates; the handle shaft is axially connected in the central hole of the calendar quick-shifting wheel in a sliding manner; the calendar quick-dialing wheel and the handle shaft are provided with a locking structure which enables the calendar quick-dialing wheel and the handle shaft to rotate synchronously. According to the utility model, the design structure is reasonable, a swing part with a complex structure in a traditional calendar quick-dialing mechanism is replaced, so that the whole calendar quick-dialing mechanism has the advantage of simpler structure, and the calendar quick-dialing wheel is engaged with the calendar ring in a manner of being arranged in the watch; synchronous rotating connection of the handle shaft and the calendar quick-shifting wheel can be achieved through gear adjustment of the handle shaft, so that the effect of two-way date adjustment of the calendar ring can be achieved, the date can be adjusted in place only by rotating the calendar ring by half a circle at most during date adjustment, and the calendar quick-shifting wheel has the advantages of being convenient to operate and high in adjustment speed.

The invention relates to a friction system (100) for a clock movement comprising: a shaft (1), with longitudinal axis (L), a first fixed element (2), mounted rotationally fixed on the shaft (1); said first fixed element (2) having a first bearing surface (40); a second fixed element (7) mounted rotationally fixed on the shaft (1); a toothed member (3), mounted freely in rotation on the shaft (1) between the first fixed element (2) and the second fixed element (7);characterized in that the toothed member (3) is integral with a sleeve (4) having a second bearing surface (42), and in that the second fixed element (7) comprises a body (72) configured to be rotationally integral with the shaft (1) and elastic tabs (71), projecting from the body (72) extending in the direction of the toothed member (3), said elastic tabs (71) being in elastic contact with said second bearing surface (42) of the sleeve (4), said elastic tabs (71) being arranged to deform elastically under stress from the second bearing surface (42) and to form a kinematic connection both between the first fixed element (2) and the toothed member (3) and between the second fixed element (7) and the sleeve (4) integral with the toothed member (3) up to a predetermined friction torque.

The present invention relates to a member (1) for controlling at least one function of a timepiece movement, comprising a crown (2) comprising a head (6) and a central rod (10) rigidly connected to the head (6) and intended to be rigidly connected to a control rod, and a guide tube (4), having a longitudinal axis A, in which the central rod (10) is mounted such that it can rotate axially according to the axis A, the crown (2) being arranged such that it can rotate axially in at least one direction between at least one stable, neutral, angular position and at least one unstable, angular actuation position in which the first function can be actuated via the control rod. The control member (1) comprises a device for automatically bringing the crown (2) from its actuation position back to its neutral position, comprising a first tubular cam (30) mounted around the central rod (10) such that it is rigidly connected thereto, and a second tubular cam (32) which is housed inside the guide tube (4), and is mounted such that it can freely translate axially on the central rod (10) and arranged so as to be able to essentially slide axially within the guide tube (4) and to cooperate with a spring (34) provided in said guide tube (4), the first and the second cam (30, 32) having working surfaces (30a, 32a) arranged to be in contact with one another at least when the crown (2) is in its neutral position, the working surfaces (30a, 32a) having a profile obtained by having at least one plane inclined on the axis A intersect the first and second cams (30, 32) such that, by the cooperation of the working surfaces (30a, 32a), an axial rotation of the first cam (30) via a rotation of the crown (2) into its actuation position results in an axial translation of the second cam (32), compressing the spring (34), and such that an axial translation of the second cam (32) returned by the spring (34), when the rotation into the actuation position ceases, results in an axial rotation of the first cam (30), which automatically returns the crown (2) to its neutral position. The present invention also relates to a timepiece comprising at least one such control member.