EP1565794B1 - Uhrengehäuse - Google Patents

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EP1565794B1
EP1565794B1 EP03769145A EP03769145A EP1565794B1 EP 1565794 B1 EP1565794 B1 EP 1565794B1 EP 03769145 A EP03769145 A EP 03769145A EP 03769145 A EP03769145 A EP 03769145A EP 1565794 B1 EP1565794 B1 EP 1565794B1
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Willy Meier
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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
    • G04B19/00—Indicating the time by visual means
    • G04B19/28—Adjustable guide marks or pointers for indicating determined points of time
    • 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
    • G04B37/08—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits
    • 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
    • G04B19/28—Adjustable guide marks or pointers for indicating determined points of time
    • G04B19/283—Adjustable guide marks or pointers for indicating determined points of time on rotatable rings, i.e. bezel
    • 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
    • G04B37/08—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits
    • G04B37/10—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits of winding stems

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  • the present invention relates to the field of sealed watch boxes. It relates more particularly to a box with a rotating bezel, of the type commonly used in underwater diving watches.
  • the rotating bezel provides a marker next to the needles, especially to set a maximum dive time.
  • the present invention aims to overcome these disadvantages by providing a watch case equipped with a rotating bezel rotating smoothly and whose sealing remains good, even at high pressures.
  • the invention relates to a watch case having a caseband, a bezel mounted rotatably on the middle part and defining between them an annular chamber and a gap open towards the outside of the case, a glass mounted so sealed on the bezel, a seal inserted between the bezel and the middle part and disposed in said chamber.
  • the lips are connected to one another by an intermediate portion. They are arranged so as to form an acute angle between them.
  • the chamber is defined by side walls, upper and lower.
  • the lips have, on the side of their free end, a contact surface intended to bear on the side walls of the chamber, while the intermediate portion is flat and marries the lower wall of the room. For sealing to be ensured, it is necessary that the gap is not closed.
  • the compression member comprises an annular spring placed directly in contact with the lips.
  • this spring has regular undulations, distributed on either side of a circle of diameter substantially equal to the median diameter of the chamber, the undulations being folded by the line formed by the median circle, the angle of the fold being slightly greater or equal to that formed by the lips.
  • This spring may advantageously be made of stainless steel.
  • the compression member may further comprise a positioning ring interposed between the spring and one of the walls of the chamber. It is advantageously arranged opposite the bezel and has positioning studs supported on it so as to maintain the intermediate portion bearing against a wall of the chamber.
  • the bottom 20 is fixed on the middle part 16, generally by screwing or by any means known to those skilled in the art, a seal being interposed between them.
  • the caseband 16 has a structure arranged to mount a watch movement. It further comprises a flat surface 24 and a cylindrical surface 26 ensuring the positioning of a flange 28.
  • the flange 28 is fixed on the middle part by screws, schematically represented by a center line 30. It ensures the positioning and guiding of the bezel 18, thus allowing it to rotate on the middle part 16.
  • the glass 22 may be attached to the bezel 18 by gluing or by driving with the interposition of a seal, or by any means known to those skilled in the art.
  • the latter are shaped so as to define an annular chamber 36 having two side walls 36a and 36b respectively formed by the middle part 16 and the bezel 18 , an upper wall 36c formed by the bezel 18 and a lower wall 36d essentially formed by the middle part 16.
  • the chamber 36 is connected to the outside of the box 10 by a gap 40.
  • the chamber 36 serves as a housing for a seal 42, comprising a ring 44 with two lips 44a, advantageously made of polyurethane of hardness of the order of 20 to 30 Shore A and a compression member 46.
  • the intermediate portion 44b is flat and fits the lower wall 36d of the chamber 36.
  • a space 48 defined between the legs of the U is thus in direct communication with the outside of the watch case 10 via the gap 40 .
  • the compression member 46 Inside the space 48 is housed the compression member 46. It consists of an annular spring 50 placed directly in contact with the lips 44a and a positioning ring 52 interposed between the spring and the upper wall 36c of the room 36.
  • the annular spring 50 is in the form of a band of substantially constant width forming regular undulations arranged on either side of a circle of diameter D substantially equal to the median diameter of the chamber 36.
  • the spring 50 is obtained from a machined stainless steel blade chemically.
  • the corrugations are folded in V on either side of the line constituting the diameter D.
  • the angle formed is slightly greater than that formed by the lips 44a, so that, when it is put in place, it forces the free ends of the lips 44a against the walls 36a and 36b of the chamber.
  • This angle is typically between 10 ° and 20 °. Its summit is rounded. It follows from this conformation that the spring 50 has a high elasticity.
  • the pressure applied by the spring 50 on the ring 44 makes it possible to control the torque necessary for the rotation of the telescope 18 and to ensure the contact of the lips 44a all around the walls 36a and 36b.
  • the positioning ring 52 shown in FIGS. 4a and 4b, has the same median diameter as the ring 44. It is arranged in contact with the spring 50, facing the telescope 18 and has positioning studs 58 resting on the bezel 18 so as to maintain the spring 50 in contact with the lips.
  • the studs 58 are of cylindrical shape and have a flat surface intended to be in contact with the telescope.
  • the height of the assembly formed by the ring 52 and by the pads 58 is equal to the distance between the bezel 18 of the annular spring 50. This is precisely held in place while the bezel 18 slides on the pads 58 when she is turned.
  • the chamber 48 When the watch is immersed, the chamber 48 is connected to the external medium by the gap 40 and, thanks to the fact that the positioning pads 58 do not occupy the entire chamber 48, it is at the same pressure as the medium outside.
  • the water then compresses the positioning ring 52 which presses on the seal 42 and strongly applies the lips 44a against the walls of the chamber 36.
  • the greater the external pressure the more strongly the lips 44a are. applied against the walls 36a and 36b of the chamber.
  • the friction forces then created between the lips 44a and the watch case 10 make it impossible to rotate the bezel 18. There is therefore locking underwater, which enhances safety.
  • the diver breathes a gaseous mixture containing helium or hydrogen. These light gases can enter the inside of the watch case. When rising to the surface, the outside pressure may decrease more rapidly than that inside the watch case. If a valve is not provided to regulate this overpressure, the glass can be expelled from its housing. With a box according to the invention, such a valve is not necessary. Indeed, thanks to the shape of the lips 44a, the gas contained inside the box 10 can escape freely.
  • the watch case thus produced is perfectly sealed when the external pressure is greater than the internal pressure and it lets out the gas it contains when the internal pressure is greater than the external pressure.
  • the chamber 36 could have a section other than rectangular.
  • the seal could be oriented differently, with, for example, the lips in contact with the upper walls 36c and lower 36d, while the intermediate portion would be in contact with the side wall 36a formed on the telescope 18.

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Claims (8)

  1. Uhrengehäuse mit einem Mittelteil (16), einer Glasreif (18), die drehbeweglich am Mittelteil montiert ist, die zusammen eine ringförmige Kammer (36) und einen zum Äußeren des Gehäuses offenen Zwischenraum (40) definieren, einem dicht in der Glasreif montierten Uhrenglas (22) und einer Dichtung (42) zwischen der Glasreif und dem Mittelteil, die in der Kammer (36) angeordnet ist, wobei die Dichtung einen ringförmigen Reifen (44) aus einem Material einer stark elastisch verformbaren Art umfasst, der im Schnitt zwei Lippen (44a) umfasst, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die eine der Lippen an der Glasreif (18) und die andere am Mittelteil (16) anliegt, und dass ein Zusammendrückelement (48) auf der Seite des Zwischenraums in der Kammer angeordnet ist, zwischen den Lippen liegt und mit diesen zusammenwirkt, um sie jeweils gegen die Glasreif und gegen das Mittelteil zusammenzudrücken.
  2. Uhrengehäuse nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kammer (36) durch Seitenwände und eine obere und eine untere Wand definiert wird und die Lippen (44a) über einen Zwischenteil (44b) miteinander verbunden und so angeordnet sind, dass sie zusammen einen spitzen Winkel bilden, wobei die Lippen auf der Seite ihres freien Endes eine Kontaktfläche aufweisen, die dazu bestimmt ist, an den Wänden der Kammer anzuliegen, ohne dass der Zwischenraum versperrt wird.
  3. Uhrengehäuse nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Zwischenteil (44b) eben ist und sich an die untere Wand der Kammer (36) anschmiegt, wobei die Lippen mit ihrer Kontaktfläche an den Seitenwänden anliegen.
  4. Uhrengehäuse nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Zusammendrückelement (46) eine ringförmige Feder (50) umfasst, die direkt in Kontakt mit den Lippen (44a) steht.
  5. Uhrengehäuse nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die ringförmige Feder (50) regelmäßige Wellungen aufweist, die auf beiden Seiten eines Kreises verteilt sind, dessen Durchmesser dem mittleren Durchmesser der Kammer im Wesentlichen entspricht, wobei die Wellungen bezüglich der vom Kreis gebildeten Linie eingeknickt sind und der Knickwinkel größer als der oder gleich dem Winkel ist, der von den Lippen gebildet wird.
  6. Gehäuse nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Feder aus Edelstahl ist.
  7. Gehäuse nach einem der Ansprüche 4 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Zusammendrückelement ferner einen Positionierungsreifen (52) zwischen der Feder und einer der Kammerwände umfasst.
  8. Uhrengehäuse nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Positionierungsreifen (52) gegenüber der Glasreif (18) angeordnet ist und Positionierungsstücke (58) umfasst, die sich so auf die Glasreif stützen, dass der Zwischenteil in Anlage gegen eine Wand der Kammer gehalten wird.
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EP03769145A EP1565794B1 (de) 2002-11-18 2003-11-13 Uhrengehäuse
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