265 results about "Horology" patented technology

To control the rate of a mechanical watch with high precision. [Solution] In mechanical watches, A sensor detects the vibrations of the balance, and the cumulative frequency is compared with the clock cumulative frequency of the reference oscillator to calculate the rate error. Based on this error, a control method is determined, and mechanical energy is injected into the balance by an actuator to control the rate. For even more precise control, abnormal vibrations are recorded to evaluate the reliability of the measurements and adjust the control strategy accordingly. In addition, if sensor detection is difficult, it is supplemented by phantom counts estimated from the reference oscillator. If necessary, it is also possible to identify external factors using auxiliary sensors. When high reliability is required, sensors with different detection principles can be duplicated and cross-verified. This configuration enables implementation at various levels, from basic rate control to advanced adaptive control.

A mechanical timepiece movement includes a chronograph mechanism arranged to be capable of carrying out at least one countdown of a predetermined time interval, including a display arranged to display at least the time remaining until the end of the countdown of the predetermined time interval, at least one member for controlling the start of the countdown, and a striking-mechanism. The striking-mechanism is arranged to start striking at a specified time before the end of the countdown and to stop striking at the end of the countdown of the predetermined time interval.

A method for decorating a timepiece component, particularly a skeleton type watch dial. The component includes at least two different visual appearances, each visual appearance being the unique combination of a surface finish and of a colour. The decoration has the following steps: i) providing a component blank with a first unfinished surface (10a); ii) creating on said first unfinished surface a first termination possessing a first surface finish; iii) applying to the first termination one or more layers of atoms so as to give the first termination a first colour; iv) creating a second termination having at least one breaking of a corner on the blank in order to form at least one bevel or at least one chamfer having a second unfinished surface; v) creating on said second unfinished surface a second termination conferring a second surface finish, and vi) using electroplating, PVD or ALD, to deposit a metallic layer, preferably a layer of rhodium or of gold, on the second termination so as to give the second termination a second colour.

The method for cutting an appliqué, intended for a watch dial, comprises a laser beam cutting step of a first portion of the appliqué's contour, defining a pointed area and / or a fine groove of at least one first recess and / or the tip and / or the tapered portion of at least one first protruding part, and a stamping step of a second portion of said contour that is complementary to the first portion. This hybrid cutting technology makes it possible to obtain appliqués having, at the end of the cutting process according to the invention, a contour that defines at least one recess with a pointed area and / or a fine groove and / or that defines at least one protruding part forming a tip and / or a tapered portion with configurations and, in particular, dimensions that cannot be obtained by stamping alone.

A dial device including at least one applique and a dial provided with an opening for receipt of the applique, the dial including at least one first element for positioning and / or securing, the at least one applique including at least one second element for positioning and / or securing cooperating with the at least one first element, the device including dial-applique interface surfaces which are arranged in the thickness of the dial.

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.

1. The name of the design product: clock (2903). 2. The use of the design product: the design product is used for clock. 3. The design points of the design product: in shape. 4. The picture or photo that best indicates the design points: perspective view.

A horological display mechanism (100) including first drive elements (1) for rotating a first display wheel set (10) through a first number of steps in order to display a first magnitude, and second drive elements (2) for rotating a second display wheel set (20) through a second number of steps in order to display a second magnitude, this display mechanism (100) comprises coupling elements (3), separate from the first drive elements (1) and from the second drive elements (2), and which are arranged to index the first display wheel set (10) and the second display wheel set (20) relative to one another, to ensure their alignment, in an alignment direction (A), in a display area (30). The invention further relates to a timepiece (1000), in particular a watch, including such a display mechanism (100), in particular a calendar mechanism.

One aspect of the invention relates to a timepiece movement comprising: a calendar mechanism comprising a drive wheel with 31 stable positions driven in one step per day by a time train; a display mechanism of an in-year period driven by the driving wheel in a jump manner, the display mechanism including an in-year period indicator member and an in-year period gear train directly driven by the driving wheel, and the in-year period gear train is configured to drive the in-year period indicator member to rotate; a year cycle gear train including a year cycle drive wheel kinematically coupled in rotation with a year cycle adjustment wheel, the year cycle adjustment wheel being engaged with an indicator member of a period in the year cycle; and the annual period adjusting mechanism is configured to drive the annual period adjusting wheel to rotate through rotation of the winding handle shaft and change the indexing between the annual period driving wheel and the annual period adjusting wheel so as to adjust the display mechanism of the period in the annual period.

A stud-holder (1) for a regulating member (10) of a horological movement, the regulating member (10) including an inertial mass, for example a balance (23), a balance spring (25) including a strip (2) wound about itself in several turns, and a balance cock (22), the stud-holder (1) including a main body (31) intended to be mounted on the balance cock (42), and a stud (34) mounted on the main body (31) in a first direction, wherein the stud-holder (1) includes an arm (5) extending from the stud (34), the arm (5) being directed in a second direction under the main body (31), the second direction forming a non-zero angle with the first direction, so as to pass at least in part beneath a balance spring (25) held by the stud (34), when the stud-holder (1) is mounted on the regulating member (10).

A timepiece (1) including a horological movement (100) housed in a case, said horological movement (100) including a going train (5) dedicated to time division and a chronograph mechanism (200) including a chronograph train (230) configured to be coupled to the going train (5) on demand via a chronograph start / stop control device (210). The chronograph mechanism (200) includes a status indicator device (50) fixed to a coordination member (18) for rotation therewith, the status indicator device (50) including a first portion presenting a first item of information and a second portion presenting a second item of information, which is different from the first item of information, each portion of the status indicator (50) being positioned alternately facing an aperture in a mask comprised in the timepiece (1), each time the chronograph start / stop control device (210) is operated.

The invention relates to a dial (10) of a timepiece comprising a body (11) defined between an outer face, an inner face (110) and a peripheral face (112), the body (11) comprising at least one through hole receiving a foot (21) of an appliqué resting against the outer face of the dial (10), the hole opening onto a counterbore (13) formed from the inner face (110), the counterbore (13) receiving glue in order to fix the foot (21) of the appliqué in the hole and being arranged with respect to the hole in an eccentric manner, so that the center of the counterbore (13) is offset with respect to the hole, towards the center of the dial (10).

1. The name of the design product: clock (2914). 2. The use of the design product: the design product is used for clock. 3. The design points of the design product: in shape. 4. The picture or photo that best indicates the design points: perspective view.

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.

Provided is a watch case (10) that includes a middle (11) to which are attached a crystal (12) and a back (13) delimiting an internal volume in which is arranged a horological movement (14) intended to drive indicating members. The case (10) also includes a mechanism for actuating an indicator (16) capable of moving in rotation and housed inside the internal volume of the case (10), the actuation mechanism including a bezel (15) capable of moving in rotation and intended to be handled by a user, and a transmission pinion (17) arranged such that it meshes with the bezel (15) and the indicator (16), the respective axes of rotation of the bezel (15), the transmission pinion (17) and the indicator (16) being parallel to one another.

The invention relates to a timepiece comprising a mechanical movement and an adjusting device for adjusting the travel time difference, the adjusting device comprising a rotary movable part and an adjusting movable part capable of controlling the angular position of the rotary movable part. The adjustment device further comprises a lever provided with a connecting gear train, the lever being rotatable by a user-actuated button between a disengaged position and a coupled position, in which the adjustment movable is kinematically connected to the movable on the correction device via the connecting gear train, and in which the adjustment movable is kinematically connected to the movable on the correction device via the connecting gear train. The correction device comprises a control spindle equipped with a crown to enable actuation of the movable part, or an adjustment movable part kinematically connected to a driving movable part of an indicator via a connecting gear train, said driving movable part being drivable by the correction device when correcting the data displayed by the indicator, the travel time difference of the timepiece can be adjusted by moving the lever to the coupled position by actuating the button, translating the crown to move the control spindle to a given axial correction position, and then rotating the crown.

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.

A bearing (1) for an axis of a horology component including a bearing body (2) having an enclosure delimited by a peripheral wall (20) of the bearing forming a through hole (8), the hole (8) including a compact restrained assembly (10) including a first resilient organ (3) and an assembly (27) including a storage space (33) for fluid (31) consisting of a second resilient organ (6), a pivot element (5) and an endstone element (4), the first resilient organ (3) being mounted in a first orifice (9a) of the through hole (8) by being secured in through openings provided in the peripheral wall, the first organ (3) being configured to at least elastically damp axial shocks, and in the assembly (27), in this bearing (1) only the second resilient organ (6) of this assembly (10) is secured to the peripheral wall (20).

1. The name of the design product: digital perpetual calendar (2608). 2. The use of the design product: as a digital perpetual calendar and clock, providing time and perpetual calendar information. 3. The design points of the design product: in shape. 4. The picture or photo that best indicates the design points: perspective view 1.

This invention provides an intelligent sensor-driven clock timing accuracy calibration system, relating to the field of data processing technology. It acquires raw temperature sequence data with time stamps and location information by deploying temperature sensing units at different heating locations on the clock timing device; identifies the dominant heating region based on the temperature change rate and duration and generates corresponding weights; analyzes the heat transfer time difference in conjunction with the crystal oscillator installation position to construct a local thermal effect response sequence with time lag; derives the crystal oscillator frequency evolution process based on this response sequence and generates a predicted frequency offset; pre-adjusts the timing pulse before errors occur to form a timing reference signal; and simultaneously corrects the dominant heat source weights and heat transfer delay relationship by comparing with an external standard time source, achieving dynamic calibration of timing accuracy.

An advantage of some aspects of the invention is to provide an electronic timepiece having a protruding portion capable of positioning a sheet-shaped component while reducing friction generated with respect to an annular member when the annular member rotates.SOLUTION: An electronic timepiece (1) includes a rotatable annular member (date indicator 60), a substrate (main plate 20) having at least one protrusion (32 or 39), and a sheet-like component (solar panel 50) disposed between the substrate and the annular member. The position of the sheet-like component is regulated by the at least one protrusion, and the annular member is supported by the protrusion.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

1. Name of the designed product: clock (HA-7030). 2. Use of the designed product: for displaying time. 3. Design points of the designed product: in the combination of shape and pattern. 4. Picture or photo best indicating the design points: perspective view.

A component (10) of a horological movement, which component includes two arms (11) connected to each other by a pivot link, the component (10) being able to occupy an extended position and a folded position, in which folded position the arms (11) form a smaller angle than when the component (10) occupies the extended position, the component (10) further including a coupling mechanism configured to prevent any relative mobility between the two arms (11) when the component (10) occupies the extended position.

The present invention discloses a watch processing detection system and method based on machine vision, which relates to the technical field of watch processing detection. Through multi-angle images of the watch surface and the running video of the watch pointer, a round of detection is performed on each watch processed and produced, and the results of the first round of detection are divided into first-level watches, second-level watches and third-level watches; batches of samples are extracted from the first-level watches, and then the extracted first-level watch samples and all second-level watches are transmitted to the second round of detection, and the results of the second round of detection are divided into fine watches, defective watches and inferior watches; according to the detection environment recognition, the demand for manual sampling is triggered, and the watch processing detection results are verified. The automation and intelligence of watch processing detection are realized, and the product quality is accurately graded through comprehensive detection of multi-angle images and dynamic videos. At the same time, the production efficiency and the overall quality control level are improved by combining the environment recognition and data feedback mechanism.

The utility model provides a timepiece. The clock comprises a dial, pointers, an electronic movement and a mechanical assembly, the dial is provided with a scale surface, and the scale surface is provided with a hollow part penetrating through the dial; the pointer is arranged on the scale surface and is matched with the scale surface to indicate time; the electronic movement is connected with the pointers to drive the pointers to rotate; the mechanical assembly is located on the side, away from the scale face, of the dial and comprises at least one gear, and at least part of the gear is exposed out of the hollow part. The clock is driven by the electronic movement to travel time, has the advantages of being high in stability and accuracy and easy to maintain of an electronic clock, and has the technological aesthetic feeling of a mechanical clock.