96results about "Normal winding" patented technology

An electronic watch may include a housing defining a side wall, a display, a front cover positioned over the display, and an input system configured to receive a rotational input and a translational input. The input system may include a crown including a knob external to the housing and a rotor coupled to the knob and configured to rotate in response to the rotational input and translate in response to the translational input. The input system may further include a first laser module configured to direct a first laser beam onto the rotor and receive first reflected light from the rotor, a second laser module configured to direct a second laser beam onto the rotor and receive second reflected light from the rotor. The electronic watch may further include a processing system coupled to the first and second laser modules and configured to determine a parameter of the rotational input.

The invention provides a clock handle head locking mechanism, which relates to the technical field of clocks and comprises a clock shell, a handle head and a positioning structure, the watchcase adopts a polygonal structure, one corner of the watchcase is lacked to form a handle connecting part, and a handle shaft channel is arranged in the handle connecting part; the handle head is triangular, the handle head is connected with the handle connecting part through a positioning structure so as to complement the corner defect of the meter shell, and the positioning structure comprises a positioning recess and a positioning bulge; the positioning recesses are arranged on the end surface of the handle head for contacting with the handle connecting part, and the positioning recesses are symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the handle shaft respectively; the positioning protrusions are arranged on the end face of the handle connecting part, the positions of the positioning protrusions correspond to the positions of the positioning recesses in a one-to-one mode, so that the positioning recesses and the positioning protrusions can be mutually buckled together when the handle head is in a locked state, the handle shaft is fixedly locked at a specific position, and the watchcase and the handle head form a complete polygonal structure.

An electronic watch may include a housing defining a side wall, a display, a front cover positioned over the display, and an input system configured to receive a rotational input and a translational input. The input system may include a crown including a knob external to the housing and a rotor coupled to the knob and configured to rotate in response to the rotational input and translate in response to the translational input. The input system may further include a first laser module configured to direct a first laser beam onto the rotor and receive first reflected light from the rotor, a second laser module configured to direct a second laser beam onto the rotor and receive second reflected light from the rotor. The electronic watch may further include a processing system coupled to the first and second laser modules and configured to determine a parameter of the rotational input.

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).

Screwed crown (100) for a watch case (110) (200) with a through housing (90), comprising a tube (5) axially insertable into this housing (90) and a subassembly (20) with a crown body (1) manipulable by a user, axially movable relative to the tube (5) and comprising a spring mechanism with a spring (4) mounted in axial compression in a chamber (32), which subassembly (20) comprises, bearing on a distal end of the spring (4) on a first side, a support washer (9) comprising on a second side opposite to the first side an axially centered spherical cap (99), which spherical cap (99) is arranged to bear on a bearing surface (290) comprising a constituent of the subassembly (20).

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 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).

An accessory (100) for an automatic watch (200) is provided. The accessory comprises a watch holder (120) carried by a first gimbal (130) in a manner to be rotatable about a first rotational axis A-A. The watch holder (120) is further rotatable about a second rotational axis B-B and rotation about the first rotational axis A-A and the second rotational axis B-B is caused by a first actuator (132) and a second actuator (122), respectively.

The invention relates to a device (10) for winding a watch movement (20), comprising an electronic module (13) configured to drive a motor (14) kinematically connected to a drive member intended to rotate a winding member of the watch (20), the device (10) being characterized in that it comprises a support (11) for the watch (20) formed by a body having a central element (110) and at least one lateral element (111) arranged at a distance from each other so as to form a recess (118) intended to receive a strap (21) of a bracelet of the watch (20), said central (110) and lateral (111) elements being adapted to apply opposing forces on said strap (21) so as to ensure its retention in said recess (118).

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).

A switch device (4) including a base member (12) provided with a stem insertion hole (14), an operation member (15) which has an engaging groove (20) provided in an outer circumferential surface thereof, and is slidably and rotatably inserted into the stem insertion hole (14) of the base member (12), a stopper member (21) having an engaging portion (22) which is arranged in the engaging groove (20) of the operation member (15) and moved along with sliding of the operation member (15), and a release member (24) which releases the engaging portion (22) from the engaging groove (20), in which the release member (24) includes a pressing portion (30, 31) which is operated from one surface side of the base member (12) so as to release the engaging portion (22) from the engaging groove (20).

To provide a method for manufacturing a part made from an electrically non-conductive material.SOLUTION: Provided is a method for manufacturing a part including at least one relief decoration (2a) of a noble metal or its alloy, the method including the steps of: depositing a first adhesion layer (4a) and a second adhesion layer (4b) on the surface of an ebauche (3); depositing by electroforming a layer of the noble metal or of its alloy (5) on the second adhesion layer (4b); laser cutting the layer of noble metal or of its alloy (5) to outline the relief decoration (2a); depositing a protective layer (7) around the relief decoration (2a); removing the layer of noble metal or of its alloy (5) from portions (2c) not covered by the protective layer (7); removing the protective layer (7); and removing the first adhesion layer (4a) and optionally the second adhesion layer (4b) on the portions (2c).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

1. A watch or jewelry part comprising at least a portion made of a titanium alloy, one of the surfaces of which is polished.

A switch device including a case provided with a through hole, an operation member having a shaft section which is inserted into the through hole of the case and a head section provided on an outer end portion of the shaft section, and a buffering member which is arranged in the head section of the operation member, in which the buffering member includes a cylindrical main body section, a plurality of first projection sections which projects toward the head section side from one surface of the main body section, and a plurality of second projection sections which projects toward the case side from an other surface of the main body section located on a side opposite to the head section side, and the first projection sections and the second projection sections are arranged at positions not overlapping with each other in an axial direction of the operation member.

A watchcase with a detachable bezel and a watch thereof are provided. The bezel is detachably installed on an upper end of the watchcase, the watchcase including at least two clamping members, and the bezel including at least two slots corresponding to engage with the at least two clamping members, each of the at least two clamping members including a clamping portion, an elastic member applied to lock the clamping portion in the corresponding slot, and an operation member connected to the clamping portion and controlling the clamping portion to move so as to the clamping portion detach from the slot. The improved bezel can detachably connect to the watchcase by the clamping member, which is highly applicable without being limited to circular watchcases, so that irregular watchcases such as square watchcases and barrel-shaped watchcases can also be used without needing other tools to disassembly and assembly the watchcase.

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.

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.

A timepiece comprising a base member (12) provided with a stem insertion hole (14); an operation member (15) which has an engaging groove (20) provided in an outer circumferential surface thereof, and is slidably and rotatably inserted into the stem insertion hole (14) of the base member (12);a stopper member (21) having an engaging portion (22) which is arranged in the engaging groove (20) of the operation member (15) and moved along with sliding of the operation member (15);a release member (24) which releases the engaging portion (22) from the engaging groove (20); and a dial plate (13) which is arranged on one surface side of the base member (12). The release member (24) includes a pressing portion (30, 31) which is operated from the one surface side of the base member (12) so as to release the engaging portion (22) from the engaging groove (20). The pressing portion (30, 31) is a release lever (31) provided on the one surface of the base member (12), and is arranged to be exposed on the one surface side of the base member (12). The release lever (31) is a plate spring that is flexurally deformed toward the stopper member (21) upon a pressing operation to release the engaging portion (22) from the engaging groove (20), and includes a pressing operation portion (34) which is subjected to the pressing operation performed from the one surface side of the base member (12), and a release portion (35) which releases the engaging portion (22) from the engaging groove (20) by pressing a projection of the engaging portion (22) in response to the pressing operation performed on the pressing operation portion (34). An opening section for exposing at least a portion of the pressing portion on the one surface side is formed in the dial plate (13).

To eliminate any risk of damage to a horological movement when watch hands are set.SOLUTION: A hand-setting device 10 for a watch includes a winding stem 11. The winding stem 11 is configured to occupy a hand-setting position in which the winding stem 11 is engaged with a hand-setting gear train 20 kinematically connected to a time display 30 and a 24-hour wheel 31. The 24-hour wheel 31 is engaged with a barrel 40 including a main spring 40 for supplying energy for displaying a time value, the barrel 40 includes a click mechanism 41, and the click mechanism 41 is configured to permit rotation of the barrel 40 through more than one revolution when the winding stem 11 is rotated in a first direction, and to limit rotation of the barrel 40 to an angular amplitude corresponding to less than one revolution when the winding stem 11 is rotated in a second direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The present invention relates to a control device (10) for a timepiece, including a first stem (12) extending along a first axis, an actuator (14) secured to the first stem (12), a second stem (22) extending along a second axis parallel to the first axis, and a transmission block (30) connecting the first and second stems (12, 22). The transmission block comprises a frame (32, 40) and a gear train (46, 47, 48) mounted in the frame and kinematically connecting the first stem (12) to the second stem (22). The control device (10) further includes a pusher (18) associated with the actuator (14) as well as a control member (13) connected to the pusher (18) and configured to move along the first stem (12) when the pusher (18) is actuated. The transmission block (30) is further associated with a rocker (50) arranged to cooperate with the control member (13) and configured to control at least one mechanism of the timepiece.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a watch component, which comprises assembling gold alloys to create a powder mixture for producing an alloy having a particular color, said powders being combined and arranged to produce a visual effect on said watch component. The invention further relates to a watch component and to a watch comprising at least one said watch component.

The present disclosure concerns a watch mechanism having, in a main plane: an actuating device, a pivoting piece arranged to pivot under the action of the actuating device around an axis perpendicular to the main plane, a rigid piece, a first flexible blade connecting the rigid piece to the pivoting piece, a mechanical pivot having a main axis offset in the main plane from the axis of rotation of at least one of the pivoting piece and the rigid piece, the pivoting piece being mounted on said mechanical pivot, which preloads the first flexible blade and makes the assembly formed by the rigid piece and the first flexible blade bistable, so that the rotating pivoting piece causes the bistable assembly to move in the main plane, from a first stable position, to a second stable position.

A horological movement including a setting stem, a movement winding mechanism, a date display mechanism, a time display mechanism, and a first lever carrying a drive wheel capable of being kinematically connected to the setting stem, and carrying at least one hand-setting wheel to cooperate with the time display mechanism and capable of being kinematically connected to the drive wheel, and a second lever carrying a date correction mechanism capable of being kinematically connected to the drive wheel as well as to the date display mechanism, the second lever being pivotably mounted on the first lever and arranged to move between a meshed position in which the date correction mechanism cooperates with the date display mechanism and a retracted position in which the date correction mechanism is disconnected from the date display mechanism, and the setting stem and the first lever and second lever are arranged to occupy three positions.

The present application relates to the technical fields of wearable smart terminal, especially to a low-friction abnormal sound knob button, watch dial and electronic watch, comprising a watch case and a knob button, the watch case is provided with a button channel communicating with the inside of the watch case, the inside of the watch case is fixedly provided with a switch module and an elastic sheet, and the knob button is rotationally arranged with a button inner sleeve between the watch case and the knob button, wherein the elastic sheet provides a resetting elastic force when the knob button is pressed, the elastic sheet does not rub against the inside of the watch case and does not produce abnormal sound, the knob button is pressed to make the elastic sheet deform and abut against the switch module, so that the switch module is touched, the knob button is released, the elastic sheet is reset to make the knob button return to the original state, the button inner sleeve rotates between the watch case and the knob button when the knob button is rotated, the friction between the knob button and the watch case is reduced, and the problem that the existing design causes abnormal sound due to the friction between the bevel of the spring end surface and the knob button, the bar pipe or the watch case when the knob button is rotated is avoided.