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EP0621518A1
EP0621518A1 EP94105676A EP94105676A EP0621518A1 EP 0621518 A1 EP0621518 A1 EP 0621518A1 EP 94105676 A EP94105676 A EP 94105676A EP 94105676 A EP94105676 A EP 94105676A EP 0621518 A1 EP0621518 A1 EP 0621518A1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B47/00—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece
    • G04B47/04—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece with attached ornaments or amusement apparatus
    • G04B47/046—Changeable decorations and parts thereof, decorations for the case which change the external appearance of the clockwork

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  • the present invention relates to a watch case comprising a middle part in which is engaged a crystal, a back and means for engaging the bezel on the middle part serving jointly to ensure the axial retention of the bezel on the middle part when it is imparted , to the bezel, a rotational movement relative to the middle.
  • Patent CH-A-118 038 describes a watch case forming an outer envelope intended to receive a movement.
  • This outer envelope is composed of a case back and a bezel.
  • the telescope carries tenons intended to engage in grooves made in the backband.
  • the latter carries springs which protrude at the internal end of the grooves and behind which engage the pins arrived at the bottom of the race in these grooves.
  • it will suffice to impart to the bezel a reverse rotation movement to disengage the bezel from the case back.
  • This system therefore does not have a safety device preventing an untimely rotational movement from accidentally releasing the movement.
  • the removable bezel of the present invention seeks to achieve a completely different goal than that of the document cited above, its bezel is also assembled to the middle part according to a similar principle.
  • the assembly of the invention includes a safety device preventing any retrograde movement of the telescope and therefore any untimely release of this one.
  • the watch case of the invention is characterized in that it includes blocking means interposed between the bezel and the middle part when a predetermined angle of rotation has been traversed by the bezel, this to prevent any rotational movement of said bezel, the locking means comprising manual gripping means making it possible to retract said locking means, then to disengage the bezel from the middle by rotation first and then by translation.
  • FIGS. 1 and 4 show that the watch case has a middle part made here in two parts 1 and 2 nested one against the other, parts between which is interposed a seal. 25. It will be observed that this middle part could be made in a single part. Part 1 is that which specifically contributes to the attachment of the bezel 4. A lens 3 is engaged in the middle part 1. A removable bezel 4 overcomes the middle part 1 and surrounds the lens 3. The box is closed by a bottom 5 fitted on a notch (not shown) of the middle part 2. A seal 26 ensures the sealing of the bottom 5. It will be noted that the bottom 5 could be made in one piece with the middle part, thus making the use of the seal 26 superfluous.
  • Figures 1 and 6 show particularly well that the bezel 4 includes engagement means 11, 12 and 13 which cooperate with engagement means 8, 9 and 10 carried by the middle part 1, these engagement means serving jointly to ensure the axial retention of the bezel 4 on the middle part 1 when the bezel is imparted a rotational movement relative to the middle part.
  • the invention is mainly characterized in that it comprises locking means 6 which are interposed between the bezel 4 and the middle part 1 when a predetermined angle of rotation has been traversed by the bezel, this in order to prevent any rotational movement of this bezel.
  • locking means 6 comprise manual gripping means 7 making it possible to retract the locking means, which makes it possible to disengage the bezel from the middle by rotating first and then by translation.
  • FIG 2 is a top view of the middle 1.
  • This middle has one or more projections, three projections 8, 9 and 10 being in the embodiment shown uniformly distributed over the outer periphery of the middle 1.
  • Figure 3 is a bottom view of the bezel 4.
  • This bezel has one or more protrusions, in this case three protrusions 11, 12 and 13, uniformly distributed over the inner periphery of this bezel.
  • the bezel 4 is turned 180 ° and is placed on the bezel 1 by rotating it 60 °.
  • the projection 11 of the bezel enters the free space 32 located between the two projections 8 and 10 of the middle part. It is the same in this example of the projection 12 which enters the space 31 and the projection 13 which enters the space 30. If we now turn the bezel by 60 ° in the opposite direction, we will obtain the axial locking of the bezel shown in FIG. 1, since, as FIG. 6 clearly shows, the upper face 14 of the projection 13 carried by the bezel 4 is engaged under the lower face 15 of the projection 9 carried by the middle part 1 .
  • the locking means 6, which are the essential object of the present invention, consist of a finger 16 passing through the middle parts 1 and 2 in the direction of their height.
  • the bezel 4 comprises at least one housing 17, 18 or 19, three housings also distributed over the outer periphery of the bezel being provided in the embodiment shown, these housings being disposed between the projections 11, 12 and 13 of the telescope.
  • the locking finger 16 is disposed in turn between the two projections 9 and 10 of the middle part 1 and emerges from a notch 33 formed therein. This finger can enter one of the housings 17, 18 or 19 made in the bezel 4 (see also Figure 3). We will explain below in more detail how this finger prevents the rotation of the telescope.
  • FIGs 4 and 5 which are sections along the line IV, V-IV, V of Figure 1 show in detail an exemplary embodiment of the locking means 6 using the finger 16.
  • This finger has a head 20 with moon of its ends and a tongue 7 forming gripping and stopping means at its other end. It is capable of sliding inside a bore 21 made in the middle part 2 against the return force of a spring 22.
  • the spring is placed between a lower shoulder 34 of the bore 21 and the underside of the head 20.
  • the stop tab 7 is screwed or glued to the end of the finger.
  • the finger 16 could be placed anywhere on the middle. However, it was preferred to take advantage of the presence of the horns 23 adjoining the middle part 2 to accommodate the finger 16 in one of them. This allows better guidance of the finger 16.
  • the tongue 7 has been provided with a plate 35 capable of sliding along the wall of the horn 23.
  • the stop tongue 7 projects laterally from the plate 35, as can be seen in FIG. 1, so that the tongue 7 offers a good grip on a nail which, by pressing on it in a direction perpendicular to FIG. 1 and according to arrow A visible in Figure 4, is capable of retracting the finger 16 by bringing it to the position shown in Figure 5.
  • Figures 4 and 5 also show that the stroke of the finger 16 is arranged to completely disengage the head 20 from the housing 17 made in the bezel, when a manual push is exerted on the tongue 7 according to arrow A. From this moment, the bezel is entirely free to be driven in rotation on the middle.
  • the projection 12 (as well as the other protrusions 11 and 13) of the bezel 4 penetrates into the space 31 (and respectively into the spaces 30 and 32) of the middle part 1 and the finger 16 is automatically inserted into the bore 21, under the very action of the projection 12. It is therefore understood that the finger 16 is inserted and retracted into the hole 21 at the same time as the bezel 4 is placed axially on the middle part 1,2, so that only one and only operation is necessary, without additional action for example on the tongue 7. It will also be noted that this setting operation square simultaneously allows tensioning by compression of the spring 22.
  • the object of the present invention is different from that which the cited document seeks to achieve CH-A-118 038.
  • it is a box intended to protect a movement, winding crown included. It is therefore necessary to be able to easily open the case to wind the watch.
  • the present invention it is only a matter of being able to remove the bezel from the watch in an easy manner and this in order to replace it with one or other glasses, for example purchased as an accessory, in order to modify the aesthetic appearance of the watch according to the circumstances.
  • the bezel may be covered with brilliants 24 (see Figures 4 and 5).
  • One bezel supplied could be covered with brilliants, the other for example with colored gemstones.
  • the invention is not limited to luxury boxes and can be extended to fancy boxes, even of plastic.

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CH1200/93A CH684297B5 (fr) 1993-04-20 1993-04-20 Boîte de montre présentant une lunette amovible.

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CN1042571C (zh) 1999-03-17
JPH07146380A (ja) 1995-06-06
CN1101436A (zh) 1995-04-12
DE69400724T2 (de) 1997-05-07
EP0621518B1 (de) 1996-10-16
ATE144332T1 (de) 1996-11-15
CH684297B5 (fr) 1995-02-28
DE69400724D1 (de) 1996-11-21
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