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US3702530A
US3702530A US223664A US3702530DA US3702530A US 3702530 A US3702530 A US 3702530A US 223664 A US223664 A US 223664A US 3702530D A US3702530D A US 3702530DA US 3702530 A US3702530 A US 3702530A
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Rene Besson
Claude Laesser
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    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/24—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars
    • G04B19/243—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars characterised by the shape of the date indicator
    • G04B19/247—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars characterised by the shape of the date indicator disc-shaped
    • G04B19/25—Devices for setting the date indicators manually
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    • 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
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/22—Arrangements for indicating different local apparent times; Universal time pieces
    • G04B19/23—Arrangements for indicating different local apparent times; Universal time pieces by means of additional hands or additional pairs of hands
    • 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
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/22—Arrangements for indicating different local apparent times; Universal time pieces
    • G04B19/23—Arrangements for indicating different local apparent times; Universal time pieces by means of additional hands or additional pairs of hands
    • G04B19/235—Arrangements for indicating different local apparent times; Universal time pieces by means of additional hands or additional pairs of hands mechanisms for correcting the additional hand or hands

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  • ABSTRACT A timepiece comprising a control stem manually operable, capable of occupying at least two axial positions, characterized by the fact that it comprises a toothed rotatable member, operable by the stem in a first axial position thereof, and a set of control mechanism intended to execute different operations, comprising each a lever capable of occupying two positions, i.e.
  • a rotatable selecting member controlled by the stem when it occupies a second axial position, whereby one or the other of the said control mechanism is brought selectively in its working position in which it operates when the stem, brought back in its first axial position, is operated.
  • the present invention relates to a timepiece comprising a control stem manually operable, able to occupy at least two difierent axial positions.
  • This timepiece is characterized by the fact that it comprises a toothed rotative element, operable by means of the said stem in a first axial position thereof, and a set of control mechanisms intended to accomplish different operations, comprising each a lever able to occupy two positions, i.e. a rest position and a working position in which a wheel carried by the said lever is meshing with the toothing of the said rotative element which is coaxial to the movement, a rotatable selecting member, controlled by the said stem when it occupies a second axial position, permitting to bring selectively one or the other of the said control mechanisms in its working position in which it is able to accomplish the operation to which it is intended when the stem, brought back in its first axial position, is operated.
  • the drawing shows, by way of example, one embodiment of the object of the invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of an electric wristwatch comprising a supplementary hour hand, indicating the universal time, and comprising a calendar mechanism provided with a date-indicator and a day-indicator.
  • FIG. 2 is a view of a detail of FIG. 1, at an enlarged scale.
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view along line III-III of FIG. 1, at an enlarged scale.
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view along broken line lV-lV of FIG. 1, at an enlarged scale, and
  • FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 are sectional views along lines V- V, Vl-Vl and VlIVIl, respectively, of FIGS. 1 or 2, in which, however, the elements as represented occupy a different position than in FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the watch as represented comprises a calendar and a universal hour indicating means. To this effect, it comprises, mounted on a central bushing l of the frame of the movement, a crown 2 carry the indications 3 of the days of the week and, coaxially to this crown, a crown 4 carrying the indications 5 of the dates.
  • the crown 2 of the days of the week is provided with a thicker central portion 2a in which is provided a toothing 6 serving at the same time to its driving, once each 24 hours, by the clockwork, and to its driving by a manual operable correcting mechanism which will be disclosed hereafter.
  • the crown 4 of the dates is provided with a thicker portion 4a in which is provided a toothing 7 serving also to its driving by the clockwork and to its driving by the manually operable correcting mechanism.
  • the hand of the universal hour situated under the ordinary hands of hours and minutes, designated respectively by 9 and 10, is carried by a supplementary pipe 11 freely mounted on the pipe 120 of the hour wheel 12 and which carries, fixedly mounted thereon, a ratchet wheel 13 with which cooperates a pawl 14 articulated by a pin 15 on the hour wheel 12 (FIG. 3).
  • a ratchet wheel 13 with which cooperates a pawl 14 articulated by a pin 15 on the hour wheel 12 (FIG. 3).
  • the hands 8 and 9 are angularly rigid with each other while, in the other direction, they are free with respect to each other; likely, the hand of the universal hour 8 can be driven, by a manually operable correcting mechanism which will be disclosed hereafter, in its normal direction of rotation without the ordinary hour hand 9 be driven.
  • the cannon-pinion, which carries the minute hand 10 is designated by 16.
  • the setting of the days of the week and of the dates, as well as the setting of the universal hour hand, as well as the setting of the other hands of the watch are carried out by means of only one control stem 17, radially arranged, which is able to occupy two axial positions.
  • This stem 17 carries a sliding pinion 18 operated by a lever 19 which is itself placed under the action of a trigger-piece 20, a pin 21 of which is engaged in a groove 22 of the stem 17.
  • the sliding pinion 18 is meshing, when the stem 17 is pulled, with an intermediate wheel 23, which is continuously meshing with a toothed crown 24 coaxial to the center of the movement, rotatably mounted on a flange 25a of the baseplate, designated by 25.
  • This crown 24 is thus operable by means of the stem 17 and serves to control one or the other of a set of control mechanisms 26, 27, 28 and 29 which will be disclosed hereafter and which comprise each a lever articulated on the frame of the movement, able to occupy a working position and a rest position according to the position occupied by a selecting member.
  • This selecting member is constituted by a rotatable ring 30 surrounding the crown 4 of the dates and which is provided with an outer toothing 31 meshing, when the stem 17 occupies its pushed position, as represented in FIGS. 1 to 4 of the drawings, with a pinion 32 rotating with the said stem. It is to be noted that, when the stem 17 is pulled, in its working position, the pinion 32 is moved towards the left side of FIGS. 3 and 4, removing pinion 32 from the toothing 31.
  • This selecting ring 30 is provided with a set of notches 33, 34, 3S and 36 which cooperate with the levers of the several control mechanisms 26 to 29 so as to permit to bring them in their working position.
  • the selecting ring 30 would be provided with only one notch which would cooperate successively with the several control mechanisms.
  • the selecting ring 30 carries, on its upper face, indications 37 (FIG. 1) which appear through a window 38 of the dial and which permit the operator to know what is the selected function.
  • the mechanism 26, which serves to set the date-indicator 4 (FIGS. 1, 2 and 5), comprises a lever 39 articulated in 40 on the frame of the movement and which carries a wheel 41 meshing, when the mechanism occupies its working position, with the toothing of the central control crown 24.
  • This wheel 41 is meshing with a wheel 42 also carried by the lever 39,
  • the mechanism 27, which serves to set the days of the week indicator 2 (FIGS. 1 and 2), comprises a lever 44 articulated in 45 on the frame of the movement and a nose 44a of which, applied on the selecting ring by a not represented spring, engages the notch 34 of the ring for bringing the mechanism in its working position.
  • This lever 44 carries a wheel 46 intended to mesh with the central control crown 24 when the mechanism occupies its working position and which is rigid with a four-arms-wheel 47 cooperating with the toothing 6 of the indicator 2 of the days of the week.
  • the mechanism 28, which serves to the setting of the watch (FIGS. 1, 2 and 6), comprises a lever 48 articulated in 49 on the frame of the movement and a nose 48a of which, applied against the selecting ring 30 by a not represented spring, engages the notch of the ring for bringing the mechanism in its working position (FIG. 6).
  • This lever 48 carries a wheel 50 intended to mesh with the toothing of a central control crown 24 when the mechanism occupies its working position,
  • This wheel 50 is meshing with the wheel 51 rigid with the wheel 52 which cooperates, when the mechanism occupies its working position, with the wheel, designated by 53, of the motionwork, in view of the setting of the watch.
  • the mechanism 29, which serves to set the universal hour hand 8 (FIGS. 1, 2 and 7), comprises a lever 54 articulated in 55 on the frame of the movement and a nose 54a of which, applied against the selecting ring 30 by a not represented spring, engages the notch 36 of the ring for bringing the mechanism in its working position (FIG. 7).
  • This lever 54 carries a wheel 56 which meshes, when the mechanism occupies its working position, with the toothing of the central control crown 24.
  • the wheel 56 is meshing with a pinion 57 also carried by the lever 54 which meshes, when the mechanism occupies its working position, with a wheel Ila rigid with the pipe 11 carrying the hand 8 of the universal hour.
  • the watch comprises a safety device constituted by a ring 58 coaxial to the center of the movement, situated under the selecting ring 30, and which is provided with a notch 59 (FIG. 4) in which engages a bent portion 600 of a lever 60 articulated in 61 on the frame of the movement and which is provided with a circular portion 60b engaged into a notch 62 of the trigger piece 20.
  • a safety device constituted by a ring 58 coaxial to the center of the movement, situated under the selecting ring 30, and which is provided with a notch 59 (FIG. 4) in which engages a bent portion 600 of a lever 60 articulated in 61 on the frame of the movement and which is provided with a circular portion 60b engaged into a notch 62 of the trigger piece 20.
  • This ring 58 is provided with several notches 63, 64, 65 and 66 which come simultaneously opposite noses 39a, 44a, 48a and 54a of the levers of the several control mechanisms when the stem is pulled. There results, reciprocally, in the fact that when the stem 17 is pushed, in the position represented in the drawing, all the control mechanisms are brought back in their rest position by the safety ring 58.
  • notches 33 to 36 of the selecting ring 30 as well as the noses of the levers of each mechanism 26 through 29, could be arranged so as these noses be imprisoned in the notches when they enter therein, so as to prevent any untime movement of the levers when they are in their working position.
  • the watch could also be a chronograph, the control stem being arranged so as to be able to be moved axially towards the center of the movement beyond its pushed position, against the action of a return spring. It would operate, from its pushed position, as the pushbutton of a chronograph the three operations of which, running, stopping and resetting to zero of the chronograph hand, are controlled by only one push-button.
  • Timepiece comprising a control stem manually operable, able to occupy at least two axial positions, a movement, a toothed rotatable member coaxial to the movement operable by the said stem in a first axial position thereof, and a set of control mechanisms intended to execute different operations, each comprising a lever able to occupy two positions, i.e. a rest position and a working position in which a wheel carried by the said lever is meshed with the toothing of the said rotatable member, a rotatable selecting member controlled by the said stem when it occupies a second axial position in which it brings selectively one of the said control mechanisms to its working position in which it operates when the stem, brought back in its first axial position, is operated.
  • Timepiece as claimed in claim 1, characterized by the fact that the rotatable selecting member is constituted by a ring coaxial to the movement, provided with a toothing meshing with a pinion carried by the control stern, this ring being provided with at least one recess which, when it is opposite a control mechanism, authorizes the movement of the lever of this mechanism to its working position.
  • Timepiece as claimed in claim 1 characterized by the fact that the said toothed rotatable member meshes with an intermediate wheel with which cooperates the toothing of a sliding pinion carried by the said stem.
  • Timepiece as claimed in claim 1, characterized by the fact that one of the control mechanisms comprises a star-wheel rigid with a wheel meshing with the wheel controlled by the toothed rotatable member, this starwheel cooperating with the inner toothing of a date indicating crown.
  • Timepiece as claimed in claim 1, characterized by the fact that one of the control mechanisms comprises a pinion rigid with the wheel controlled by the toothed rotatable member and which is meshing with a wheel rigid with a pinion which meshes with the wheel of the motion-work, that permits the setting of the timepiece.
  • Timepiece as claimed in claim 1, characterized by the fact that one of the control mechanisms comprises a wheel meshing with the wheel controlled by the toothed rotatable member, this wheel meshing with a supplementary hour wheel carrying a universal hour hand, in view of the setting of the position of this supplementary universal hour hand.
  • Timepiece as claimed in claim 1, characterized by the fact that the said selecting member carries, on its upper face, indications relating to the several operations which are controlled by the said control stem, these indications appearing successively in a window of the dial, so as to permit the operator to know what is the selected operation.
  • Timepiece as claimed in claim 1, characterized by the fact that it comprises a rotatable locking member, coaxial to the selecting member, controlled by the axial movements of the control stem, and which is able to occupy two positions, one in which it maintains the said control mechanisms in their rest position, and the other in which it authorizes these control mechanisms to be operated by the rotatable selecting member.
  • Timepiece as claimed in claim 8, characterized by the fact that the locking member is constituted by a ring coaxial to the selecting member, provided with a set of recesses able to be brought simultaneously opposite the several levers of the control mechanisms,

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US4244038A (en) * 1978-12-23 1981-01-06 Gebruder Junghans Gmbh Watch having adjustable date and day indicators
US4422775A (en) * 1981-09-23 1983-12-27 Eta Sa, Fabriques D'ebauches Device for controlling the functions of a watch and for displaying the state of at least one of the controlled functions
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US8717855B2 (en) 2011-08-30 2014-05-06 Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Dial plate structure and watch
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US20140056114A1 (en) * 2012-08-21 2014-02-27 Blancpain Sa Correction device for functions displayed by a timepeice
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CH185971A4 (fr) 1972-09-15
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