EP3560371A1 - Vorrichtung zum befestigen eines armbands auf einem uhrengehäuse - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum befestigen eines armbands auf einem uhrengehäuse Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3560371A1
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: watch case; bracelet; strand; projection; groove
Prior art date: 2018-04-26
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EP18169620.4A

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Fabien GRAND

Flavien Kressmann

Jean-Baptiste Robin

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Rolex SA

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Rolex SA

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2018-04-26

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2019-10-30

2018-04-26 Application filed by Rolex SA filed Critical Rolex SA

2018-04-26 Priority to EP18169620.4A priority Critical patent/EP3560371B1/de

2019-04-19 Priority to US16/388,982 priority patent/US11614714B2/en

2019-04-19 Priority to JP2019079893A priority patent/JP7474567B2/ja

2019-04-26 Priority to CN201910344394.5A priority patent/CN110403306B/zh

2019-10-30 Publication of EP3560371A1 publication Critical patent/EP3560371A1/de

2023-12-27 Application granted granted Critical

2023-12-27 Publication of EP3560371B1 publication Critical patent/EP3560371B1/de

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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
- A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
- A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
- A44C5/14—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps characterised by the way of fastening to a wrist-watch or the like
- 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
- G04B37/00—Cases
- G04B37/14—Suspending devices, supports or stands for time-pieces insofar as they form part of the case
- G04B37/1486—Arrangements for fixing to a bracelet
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
- A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
- A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
- A44C5/18—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like
- A44C5/185—Attachment of fasteners to straps or chains

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the present invention relates to a device for fixing a bracelet strand on a watch case.
the invention also relates to a strand of a bracelet and a bracelet as such, adapted for attachment to a watch case by the fastening device according to the invention.
the invention also relates to a watch case as such adapted for fixing a bracelet by the fixing device according to the invention.
a traditional solution for attaching a bracelet to a watch case is to use a spring bar, arranged within a transverse opening formed at one end of a strand of the bracelet, and whose two ends are shaped to engage in housing made at the inner face of each of the horns of the watch case.
the ends of the bar are designed to be temporarily retracted so as to be engaged between the horns of the bracelet, then introduced, after release, in the housing formed at the level of each of the horns.
Such an operation may require a large assembly time, and is particularly difficult. This may in particular have the effect of marking the dressing of the wristwatch, and more specifically, the underside of the horns of the watch case.
the general object of the invention is to provide a solution for attaching a bracelet to a watch case that does not include all or part of the disadvantages of the state of the art.
a first object of the invention is to provide a solution for fixing a bracelet on a watch case which facilitates the operations of securing and / or detaching the bracelet.
a second object of the invention is to provide a solution for attaching a bracelet to a watch case that allows the bracelet to be held reliably and without play.
a third object of the invention is to provide a solution for fixing a bracelet on a watch case that achieves a satisfactory aesthetic appearance at the connection between the bracelet and the watch case.
a fourth object of the invention is to provide a solution for fixing a bracelet on a watch case which does not include any risk of deterioration of the components during the implementation of the fixing or the separation, in particular avoiding the markings on the watch case.
a fifth object of the invention is to provide a solution for attaching a bracelet to a watch case whose middle has horns of small widths and / or has a small width or horn-free entrecorne.
the invention is based on a bracelet strand comprising an end intended for a removable attachment on a watch case, characterized in that it comprises a projection or a groove disposed at said end, said protrusion or groove being intended to be housed within a groove or projection of a watch case, and in that it comprises at least one vertical opening arranged in the thickness of said projection or wall forming said groove and in that it comprises an elastic element, so as to be able to receive a pin through the elastic element and through at least a part of the length of said minus a vertical opening.
the invention relates to a watch case that includes the female portion corresponding to the male attachment portion of the wrist strand described above.
the male and female portions of the fastener may be reversed between the bracelet strand and the watch case.
the elastic element may be arranged at the male part or the female part.
the invention also relates to a fastening device as such, a bracelet as such and a timepiece as such.
the figure 1 represents a watch case whose middle part 2 comprises on its periphery two sets of two horns 3 symmetrically and diametrically opposed, between which two bracelet strands 10 can be fixed removably by a fixing device 1 according to an embodiment of the invention. 'invention.
this figure 1 represents the end of a single strand of bracelet, more exactly a link end of a bracelet, such a bracelet may be intended to be composed of assembled links.
This end link comprises a first end corresponding to the end of the bracelet, attached to the watch case, and a second end comprising a receiving device 11 for another link of the bracelet strand, in the form of an opening. cross-section for receiving a connecting pin.
the fixing device 1 is suitable for fixing any other type of bracelet or bracelet strand than an articulated link bracelet, such as a flexible bracelet strand, for example in leather or composite material.
two strands of bracelet will preferably respectively fixed between each set of two horns 3 of the middle part 2 of the watch case by the same fastening device 1, and then fixed to each other at their other end by a clasp.
the attachment device 1 of a bracelet strand 10 is more precisely represented by the figure 2 , in the fastening configuration of the bracelet 10.
This fastening device 1 is based firstly on a particular geometry arranged at the entrecorne of the middle part 2, and which cooperates with a particular geometry corresponding arranged at the end of the strand of bracelet 10.
the entrecorne comprises indeed a component whose section has, for example, a U-shaped or substantially U-shaped oriented towards the bracelet, which thus defines a transverse groove.
This groove extends transversely from the first horn 3 to the second horn 3 (measured along the transverse axis y) and is delimited by a lower surface 4, an upper surface 5, and a vertical surface 6 connecting these two lower surfaces.
the lower surface 4 comprises a bore 7 (or opening 7) through, oriented vertically, positioned substantially in the center of the entrecorne considering the transverse direction.
the bracelet 10 comprises a projection 16 at its end, more specifically represented by the figure 3 , intended for a housing within the groove arranged in the entrecorne of the middle part.
This projection 16 comprises a bore 17 (or aperture 17) passing through, oriented vertically, positioned substantially in the center of the projection considering the transverse direction. This construction is provided so that the two bores 7, 17 are substantially aligned when the projection 16 of the bracelet 10 is housed in the groove of the entrecorne.
the bracelet 10 further comprises a housing 18 at the lower surface of the projection 16, adapted to receive an elastic element 30, removably.
Such an elastic element 30 thus extends substantially in a plane parallel to the plane of the bracelet strand, and comprises a through opening which can be off-axis, in particular off-axis with a size preferably between 0.02 mm and 0.5 mm with the bore 17 of the projection, as will be detailed later.
the fixing device 1 of the bracelet strand 10 on the watch case further comprises a pin 20, a lower portion 23 of which is housed in the bore 7 of the middle part 2, an intermediate portion 22 is housed in the bore of the elastic element 30, and an upper portion 21 is housed in the bore 17 of the projection 16 of the bracelet 10.
This pin 20, in cooperation with the elastic element 30, thus ensures the reliable and play-free support of the bracelet 10 on the watch case.
an elastic element 30 is positioned in the housing 18 provided at the end of the bracelet, mentioned above.
the elastic element 30 comprises a substantially annular shape
the housing 18 has a circular section whose diameter may be slightly smaller than the diameter of the elastic element, so as to allow the maintenance of the element elastic in said housing by its slight compression.
the end of the bracelet is positioned in the entrecorne of the watch case, so that the projection 16 of the bracelet comes to be positioned in the groove arranged at the entrecorne.
the height of this projection 16 substantially corresponds to the distance between the two lower surfaces 4 and upper 5 delimiting the groove in height, with a slight play to facilitate the insertion of the projection without resistance.
the depth of the groove substantially corresponds to the length of the projection 16, measured in the longitudinal direction, with a slight play to ensure that this projection is not blocked by an inadvertent abutment of its vertical surface 12 at its end.
the pin 20 is inserted through the bore 7 of the middle part 2.
the upper portion 21 of the pin has a diameter greater than that of its intermediate section 22.
This upper portion 21 of the pin has the same diameter greater than that of the bore of the elastic member 30.
the pin 20 is thus driven through the elastic element: naturally, the aforementioned diameters and the elastic property of the elastic element are chosen to allow insertion of the pin, with an adequate force and without deterioration of the elastic element, but guaranteeing a good retention of the pin and the bracelet at the end of this insertion.
This insertion continues until the pin 20 reaches its final position, represented by the figures 2 and 5 , in which its intermediate portion 22 of smaller diameter of the pin 20 is positioned within the bore of the elastic element 30.
the elastic element 30 makes it possible to form a reliable and stable connection of the pin. It shows a reliable fixation of the bracelet.
the elastic element 30, by its elastic property, catches any play and allows a fixing without play of the bracelet 10 on the watch case.
the insertion of the pin 20 has the effect of pressing the upper surface 15 of the projection 16 against the upper surface 5 of the groove, thus ensuring a play-free locking in the vertical direction of the bracelet.
an offset is provided between the housing 18 and the bore 17 of the bracelet 10.
An offset is also provided between the housing 18 of the bracelet and the bore 7 of the watch case. More specifically, the axis A 17 of the bore 17 of the bracelet 10 is arranged slightly recessed in the longitudinal direction relative to the axis of the housing 18 of the watch case, which defines the axis A 30 of the elastic element 30. Thus, the through opening of the elastic element 30 is slightly offset with the bore 17 of the bracelet 10, as is more particularly shown on the figure 3 .
the positioning of the pin 20 through the two bores 7 and 17 is possible by the deformation, in particular the compression, of the elastic element 30 which compensates for the aforementioned offset.
This embodiment promotes the maintenance without play of the bracelet in the longitudinal direction. It also ensures continuity between the upper surfaces of the watch case and the upper surface of the bracelet, at their interface, which ensures a good aesthetic perception.
the Figures 6 and 7 illustrate a phase of uncoupling a bracelet.
the pin 20 is driven through the elastic element, in the same direction as in the bonding phase described above.
the lower portion 23 of the pin of diameter substantially equal to that of the upper portion 21, is housed within the elastic element 30.
the operation is continued until the pin 20 so completely from the bore 7 to the middle of the middle part, in the position shown on the Figures 6 and 7 .
the length L10 of the bore 17 of the bracelet 10 is at least equal to the length L20 of the pin 20.
the bore 17 could alternatively be a blind bore, as long as it meets the previous condition.
the pin no longer blocks the bracelet 10 which can be removed by a simple traction in the longitudinal direction x.
the pin 20 can then be recovered or replaced for a next joining operation.
the elastic element 30 is in the form of a ring or an elastic ring. It can be a polymer seal or an elastomeric seal. Its section may have a "U" shape, as shown particularly by the figure 8 and the Figures 2 to 7 , or a "T" shape, as represented by the figure 9 .
the elastic member 30 may be an O-ring, as represented by the figure 10 , or a quadrilobe seal, as represented by the figure 11 .
the elastic element may alternatively take any other form.
the middle part could include any other form allowing the reception of a bracelet and the maintenance by a vertical pin.
the bore 7 of the middle part could alternatively be a bore of the upper surface 5 of the groove and the bracelet would comprise an elastic member arranged at its upper surface.
the middle part does not necessarily include horns, a groove that can be arranged independently of the horns.
the bracelet could include a projection of different geometry.
the bore 17 of the bracelet may be opening on one or other of the faces of the protrusion of the bracelet strand, without necessarily being through.
the elastic element could be arranged differently in correspondence with the bore of the bracelet.
the pin may have a maximum diameter less than or equal to 1.5 mm. This diameter is preferably between 0.8 and 1.4 mm inclusive.
the pin may alternatively have another geometry, for example a section of non-circular shape. Alternatively, it may have a simplified geometry, with a constant section over its entire length, provided to allow the operations of joining and uncoupling through the elastic member while ensuring good maintenance of the whole.
the embodiment achieves a satisfactory result with a single pin. Alternatively, two or more pins could be used for fixing the same strand of bracelet.
connection described above can naturally be reversed, the projection being arranged at the middle part, in particular a entrecorne, so as to cooperate with a groove arranged at the end of a bracelet strand.
the elastic element can be housed either in the component, bracelet or watch case, comprising the projection, as shown, or in the other component comprising the groove.
the connection between the watch case and a strand of bracelet has been described with a single protrusion, forming a male part, cooperating with a single groove, forming a female part: alternatively, there could be several projections cooperating with several grooves, fixed by one or more pins.
the invention applies to an implementation with at least one projection, and at least one groove.

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EP18169620.4A EP3560371B1 (de)	2018-04-26	2018-04-26	Vorrichtung zum befestigen eines armbands auf einem uhrengehäuse
US16/388,982 US11614714B2 (en)	2018-04-26	2019-04-19	Device for fixing a wristband to a watch case
JP2019079893A JP7474567B2 (ja)	2018-04-26	2019-04-19	リストバンドを腕時計ケースに固定する装置
CN201910344394.5A CN110403306B (zh)	2018-04-26	2019-04-26	用于将腕带固定至表壳的装置

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