EP0098239B1 - Montre-bracelet dont le bracelet est attaché au boîtier de montre par une charnière - Google Patents

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EP0098239B1
EP0098239B1 EP83810210A EP83810210A EP0098239B1 EP 0098239 B1 EP0098239 B1 EP 0098239B1 EP 83810210 A EP83810210 A EP 83810210A EP 83810210 A EP83810210 A EP 83810210A EP 0098239 B1 EP0098239 B1 EP 0098239B1
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Alphonse Bron
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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
    • 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
    • A44C5/14—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
    • G04B37/22—Materials or processes of manufacturing pocket watch or wrist watch cases
    • G04B37/225—Non-metallic cases

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  • the present invention relates to wristwatches, the strap of which is attached to the watch case by hinges.
  • joint means a joint connecting two parts and comprising at least a first element fixed to one of the parts, at least a second element fixed to the other part and at least a third element forming the axis of the joint.
  • a wristwatch comprising a plastic case comprising a base, a middle part and a crystal and a bracelet comprising two half-straps each attached by a first end to the case by means of a hinge.
  • Each of the hinges comprises at least a first element fixed to the case, this element being pierced with a first hole, at least a second element fixed on the first end of the half-bracelet, this second element being pierced with a hole opening out to both ends, and a hinge pin engaged simultaneously in the first and second holes.
  • a watch of this type is described in document FR-A-1 578 023. It more precisely comprises two pairs of horns each pierced with a blind hole intended to receive bars making it possible to associate the two half-straps with the case, which are neither described nor represented in this document.
  • the present invention aims to provide a wristwatch whose hinges connecting the bracelet to the watch case are compatible with the use of watch cases made of plastic.
  • the watches have a metal bracelet made by means of a succession of links linked together by hinges.
  • Each hinge comprises n first elements coming from a single piece with one of the links and arranged so that there remains a spacing between two first neighboring elements and n-1 second elements coming from a single piece with the neighboring link and engaged respectively in one of the spaces defined by the first elements.
  • the latter comprises means for fixing the bracelet having a structure identical to that of a link.
  • a structure of the box is only desirable when associated with a bracelet with links also connected by hinges as described above.
  • each hinge comprises four first hinge elements coming in one piece with the middle part of the watch case, and three second hinge elements coming in one piece with the half bracelet adjacent to said hinge, all these elements being pierced with a hole opening at the two ends, these holes being arranged in alignment and being crossed by a rectilinear axis, this axis being driven into the holes of the second elements, while it is engaged with play in the holes of the first hinge elements.
  • the wristwatch shown in the drawings comprises a watch case 1 and a strap of which only a half-strap 2 has been shown.
  • the case 1 comprises a base 3a, a middle part 3b and a crystal 4.
  • the bottom 3a and the middle-bezel 3b of the housing 1 are in one piece 3, hereinafter called the housing body, made of plastic.
  • the crystal 4 is, in this example, made of a transparent plastic material and it is fixed to the middle part 3b in a sealed manner.
  • the housing body 3 one of the following three plastics: that which is known under the name ABS (acryl butadiene styrene), that which is known under the name ASA (acryl styrene acryl-ester) and that which is known under the name SAN (styrene acryl nitrile), and the lens 4 can be made of a transparent acrylic resin such as that which is known under the trade name Plexiglas.
  • the half-strap 2 can be made either of elastomer or of a plastic material such as PVC (polyvinyl chloride).
  • the half-strap 2 is attached to the watch case 1 by a hinge 5.
  • the hinge 5 comprises two first intermediate elements 61 and two first external elements 6E which together form four first elements 6 come molding with the housing body 3, these elements 6 being spaced apart and each being drilled with a hole 7 of circular section, opening at its two ends, the holes 7 all having the same diameters and being mutually aligned.
  • the hinge 5 further comprises three second elements 8 coming in one piece with the bracelet 2, each element 8 being respectively engaged in a space 9 remaining between two first neighboring elements 6.
  • Each element 8 is pierced with a hole 10 of circular section, opening at both ends; the holes 10 are aligned with each other and, when the elements 8 are placed in the spaces 9, they are also aligned with the holes 7 of the first hinge elements 6.
  • a rectilinear metal rod 11 of circular cross-section passes through the holes 7 and 10 aligned, to constitute the axis of articulation of the hinge. In order to avoid the application of any tangential stress on the first hinge elements 6, the rod 11 is driven into the holes 10, while it is freely engaged in the holes 7.
  • a cover wall 3c sized to cover, in top view, said elements.
  • the cover wall 3c molded with the housing body 3, interconnects the first hinge elements 6 and thus contributes to improving the mechanical strength of the latter.
  • the cover wall 3c has a free edge 3d located opposite the center 1a of the watch case 1. This free 3d edge is substantially flush with the end 6a, opposite the center 1a of the watch case, of the hinge elements 6 .
  • each second hinge element 8 has, transverse to the hole 10, a straight section whose periphery consists of a first part in an arc 12 centered on the axis of rotation geometrical 5a of the hinge 5, of a rectilinear part 13 substantially perpendicular to the general plane 2a of the half-bracelet 2, of a second part in an arc 14 also centered on the axis 5a, and of a second flat part 15 constituting the extension of the lower face 2b to the half-strap 2.
  • the lower face 2b is that which is intended to be in contact with the wrist of the wearer of the wristwatch.
  • the first part in an arc 12 has a radius R substantially equal to the distance between the geometric axis 5a of the hinge 5 and the free edge 3d of the cover wall 3c. Thanks to this particular dimensioning, the unsightly presence of a space remaining between the elements 8 and the 3d edge is avoided.
  • the first part in an arc 12 is connected by a regular curve 16 with the upper face 2c of the half-bracelet 2. At its opposite end, the part in arc 12 is connected to the substantially rectilinear part 13.
  • the second part in an arc 14 has a radius r smaller than that R of the part 12. This radius r is substantially equal to the distance existing between the geometric axis 5a of the hinge 5 and a face 17 of the middle part 3b, face delimiting, in the direction of the center of the housing 1, each space 9.
  • the second part in an arc 14 is connected, on the one hand, to the first rectilinear part 13 and, on the other hand, to the second part straight line 15 of the cross section of an element 8. These straight parts 13 and 15 are spaced from the geometric axis 5a by a distance substantially equal to r.
  • the two parts in an arc 12 and 14 of the section of an element 8 each have an angular opening substantially equal to 90 degrees.
  • the half-strap 2 can be pivoted relative to the watch case 1 by a maximum angle of 90 degrees, from a first extreme position shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, position for which the half-bracelet 2 extends parallel to the general plane 1b of the case 1 and substantially in its alignment, up to a second extreme position shown in FIG. 4, for which the half-bracelet 2 extends substantially perpendicular to said general plane 1 b.
  • the half-strap 2 is stopped in its first extreme position by the flat face corresponding to the rectilinear part 13, this flat face coming into abutment with the face 17.
  • the second extreme angular position of the half-strap 2 is stopped by the flat face corresponding to the rectilinear part 15, this flat face coming into abutment with the face 17.
  • the invention is not limited to the embodiment which has just been described with reference to Figures 1 to 4 but it extends, on the contrary, to any other embodiment falling within the scope of the principle defined by the claims appended to this description.
  • the axis 11 could not be driven into the holes 10 of the hinge elements 8 but simply be kept axially in these holes 10, everywhere suitable means.
  • the axis 11 may, for example, have, in its sections housed in the holes 10, a diameter less than that of its sections engaged in the holes 7 of the first hinge elements 6.
  • the holes 10 have a diameter less than that of said sections of the axis 11, the annular recesses thus produced between the parts of different diameters of the axis 11 serve as means axially stopping said axis 11 relative to the second hinge elements 8.
EP83810210A 1982-06-11 1983-05-17 Montre-bracelet dont le bracelet est attaché au boîtier de montre par une charnière Expired EP0098239B1 (fr)

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JP (1) JPS592704A (un)
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DE (2) DE98239T1 (un)
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HK47687A (en) 1987-06-26
SG1690G (en) 1990-08-17
CH647917GA3 (un) 1985-02-28
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US4624581A (en) 1986-11-25
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