229results about "Normal winding" patented technology

An electronic device includes a housing sidewall defining an opening and a display component, such as a display cover, disposed in the opening to form a gap between the housing sidewall and the display component. In at least one example, the cavity is defined by the sidewall and the display cover with the cavity in fluid communication with an external environment through the gap. In at least one example, an epoxy component at least partially defines the cavity and can be in direct contact with the housing sidewall.

The invention provides a crown assembly and wearable equipment, the wearable equipment comprises the crown assembly, the crown assembly comprises a key cap and a key rod, the key cap comprises a first top plate and a first side plate, and the first side plate and the first top plate define a key cap groove; the key rod comprises a rod body and a rod connecting part; the rod body comprises a first end and a second end, the rod connecting part comprises a second top plate and a second side plate, the first end of the rod body is connected to the second top plate, and the second side plate and the second top plate define a key rod groove; the key rod is partially located in the key cap groove, and the key rod groove and the key cap groove are in the same direction. In the application, the key cap and the key rod in the crown assembly are separately and independently arranged, and the key cap and the key rod can be made of different materials, so that the crown assembly can present any color, the mechanical reliability of the crown assembly is ensured, and the balance between the appearance and the mechanical performance is realized.

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.

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.

Provided is a multicolour cermet and / or ceramic article, and in particular a bezel of a timepiece, made by a method for injecting at least two materials of distinct colours, said article comprising a relief decoration of a colour different from the rest of the article, said decoration being made by laser ablation after injection of the two materials.

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

The present invention relates to a shock-absorbing device (200) for a movement configured to allow the movement of said watch movement (210) through at least three degrees of freedom. Said shock-absorbing device (200) comprises at least one damping element (230) configured to absorb shocks from said watch movement (210) and a crown (100) configured to move between a first position (101) in which said watch movement (210) is free through at least three degrees of freedom and a second position (102) in which said watch movement (210) is fixed to said crown (100).

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.

To provide an operation system that allows the functions of the watch to be operated without the need for an actuating tool.SOLUTION: Provided is a system 1 for operating a horological movement of a watch, the system including a coupling device 40 configured to operate at least one function of the movement by including a control device 2 and a support piece 3 which is intended not to move relative to the horological movement of the watch and in which the control device 2 is movably mounted. The control device 2 includes a gripping element 7 capable of being driven in a rotational motion, a first driving element 31 including a first coupling end 32 and a first driving zone 36, and a second driving element mounted so as to be rigidly connected to the gripping element 7, the second driving element including the second coupling end and the second driving zone.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A crown 10 for a wristwatch comprises a shaft part 11 extending in an X direction, a head 12 provided to the shaft part 11, an identifier 13 provided to a surface 12B of the head 12, a lateral extension part 14 extending to a reverse surface 12A on a lateral side of the head 12, and a female screw 18 provided to an inner peripheral surface of the lateral extension part 14. A crown pipe 20 is provided with a cylinder part 21, and a male screw 22 provided to the cylinder part 21. The female screw 18 can be helically engaged with the male screw 22 of the crown pipe 20. The female screw 18 and the male screw 22 are six-thread screws.

The timepiece or jewellery component includes at least one part made of titanium alloy, one surface of which is polished. In some embodiments, the arithmetic mean roughness Ra of the polished surface can be less than 15 nm, even less than 12 nm, even less than 10 nm, and / or the mean total roughness Rz of the polished surface can be less than 90 nm, or even less than 80 nm, or even less than 60 nm. In some embodiments, the titanium alloy contains grains, notably β phase grains, and the difference between the mean height of the grains, notably of the β phase grains, of the polished titanium alloy surface is less than 150 nm, or even less than 120 nm, or even less than 100 nm.

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.

A timepiece case including a middle (20) receiving a horological movement (1) having at least one function corrector (10, 12) for carrying out various functions of activating, selecting, resetting and / or correcting a piece of information derived from the current time of the horological movement (1). The middle has a correction member (100), and a control stem (120) moving in translation within the cylindrical body of the correction member. The correction member (100) is mounted such that it slides in the middle (20) between a plurality of stable positions, each of the stable positions modifying the position of the end (122) of the control stem (120) facing the horological movement (1).

A remote control device for a horological movement of a watch wherein the remote control device includes an input control member intended to be acted on by a user and kinematically connected, with a connecting member, to an output control member intended to act on the horological movement of the watch, the connecting member being intended to be arranged such that it can rotate about the horological movement, and being configured such that it is driven in rotation by the input control member when the latter is acted upon, and such that it causes the output control member to move during this rotation.

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).

The timepiece mechanism (800; 800′) for correcting a timepiece function, includes a first lever (14) including a first cam desmodromic connecting element (14a), a correcting mobile (404), and a second lever (402), the second lever (402) including: at least one first element (402d) for guiding the correcting mobile (404), at least one first friction element (402b) in contact with the correcting mobile (404), and a second cam desmodromic connecting element (402a) provided to cooperate by contact with the first cam desmodromic connecting element (14a).

To provide a reliable threaded timepiece member made of fragile material.SOLUTION: A timepiece member 10 has a first axis A10 and a first thread 11 intended to cooperate with a second thread 21 provided on a second timepiece member 20, the first thread 11 being configured such that a contact area C between the first thread 11 and the second thread 20 extends less than 50% of the thread height h of the second thread 21 or configured such that the contact area C between the first thread 11 and the second thread 21 extends less than 0.3 times the pitch p of the first thread 11.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

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.

One aspect of the invention relates to a corrector button (100) for a watch case (200) comprising: a sleeve (110) with an axis of revolution (XX) having a thread (11) formed on the outer periphery of a portion (12a) intended to be mounted by screwing onto a watch case (200), and having a cavity (70) extending between a first end (13) of the sleeve (110) and a second end (12b) of the sleeve (110); a movable control rod (120) engaged in the cavity (70) of the sleeve (110) and movable in translation along said axis of revolution (XX), said movable control rod (120) comprising a push rod (20), having a rotating drive member (23), and a push button (30) integral with said push rod (20);said corrector button (100) being characterized in that said cavity (70) has a portion (16) of polygonal cross-section, and in that said push rod (20) of said movable control rod (120) has a portion with polygonal cross-section complementary to said portion (16) of polygonal cross-section of said cavity (70), so that the rotational drive of the push rod (20) via the rotational drive member (23) causes the rotation of said bushing (110).;

The invention relates to a watch movement comprising a control rod (1), a movement winding mechanism, a date display mechanism and a time display mechanism, the watch movement comprising a first rocker (10) carrying a drive wheel (11) capable of being kinematically linked to the control rod (1), and carrying at least one time-setting wheel (12) arranged to cooperate with the time display mechanism and capable of being kinematically linked to the drive wheel (11), and a second rocker (20) carrying a date correction mechanism capable of being kinematically linked to the drive wheel (11) as well as to the date display mechanism,the second rocker (20) being pivotally mounted on the first rocker (10) and arranged to move between an engagement position in which the date correction mechanism cooperates with the date display mechanism and a disengagement position in which the date correction mechanism is disconnected from the date display mechanism, and the control rod (1) and the first (10) and second (20) rockers are arranged to occupy three 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).

A hand-setting device for a watch, which device includes a winding stem configured to occupy a hand-setting position in which it is engaged with a hand-setting gear train kinematically connected to a time display and to a 24-hour wheel, the 24-hour wheel being engaged with a barrel for providing energy for displaying a time value, the barrel including a click mechanism configured so as to permit rotation of the barrel through more than one revolution when the winding stem is rotated in a first direction, and so as to limit rotation of the barrel to an angular amplitude corresponding to less than one revolution when the winding stem is rotated in a second direction.

The invention discloses a mechanical watch winding mechanism, which relates to the technical field of mechanical watches, and comprises a disc body, a winding machine wheel, a winding wheel and a first winding intermediate wheel which are arranged in the disc body, and a second winding intermediate wheel group is arranged between the first winding intermediate wheel and the winding machine wheel. The second winding intermediate wheel set can be meshed with the winding machine wheel and the first winding intermediate wheel at the same time, a groove larger than the second winding intermediate wheel set is formed between the first winding intermediate wheel and the winding machine wheel, a clutch wheel matched with the winding wheel is arranged on one side of the winding wheel, and a movable watch crown extending to the outside is fixedly installed on one side of the clutch wheel. An adjusting block is arranged on the lower portion of the second winding intermediate wheel set, an adjusting groove matched with the adjusting block is formed in the bottom in the groove body, and an adjusting screw used for driving the adjusting block to move is arranged on the side face of the disc body. According to the invention, the effect of ensuring the meshing stability and accurate control among the second winding intermediate wheel set, the winding machine wheel and the winding wheel is achieved, the winding efficiency is improved, and the maintenance convenience of the mechanical watch is improved.