EP4189492B1 - "sympathique" uhrenset - Google Patents

"sympathique" uhrenset

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EP4189492B1
EP4189492B1 EP20750234.5A EP20750234A EP4189492B1 EP 4189492 B1 EP4189492 B1 EP 4189492B1 EP 20750234 A EP20750234 A EP 20750234A EP 4189492 B1 EP4189492 B1 EP 4189492B1
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setting
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M. Alain ZAUGG
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Montres Breguet SA
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04D—APPARATUS OR TOOLS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR MAKING OR MAINTAINING CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04D7/00—Measuring, counting, calibrating, testing or regulating apparatus
    • G04D7/006—Testing apparatus for complete clockworks with regard to external influences or general good working
    • G04D7/009—Testing apparatus for complete clockworks with regard to external influences or general good working with regard to the functioning of the automatic winding-up device
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04C—ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04C13/00—Driving mechanisms for clocks by primary clocks
    • G04C13/02—Circuit arrangements; Electric clock installations
    • G04C13/03—Pulse transmission systems with additional means for setting the time indication of secondary clocks
    • 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
    • G04B19/02—Back-gearing arrangements between gear train and 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
    • G04B27/00—Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means
    • G04B27/007—Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means otherwise than manually
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04C—ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04C13/00—Driving mechanisms for clocks by primary clocks
    • G04C13/02—Circuit arrangements; Electric clock installations
    • G04C13/021—Circuit arrangements; Electric clock installations primary-secondary systems using transmission of singular pulses for driving directly secondary clocks step by step
    • G04C13/023—Circuit arrangements; Electric clock installations primary-secondary systems using transmission of singular pulses for driving directly secondary clocks step by step via existing transmission lines

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  • the invention relates to a method for setting the time of a sympathetic watch by a sympathetic pendulum, with which said watch forms a sympathetic timepiece assembly, which comprises a pendulum and at least one watch arranged to be placed in a receptacle that the pendulum comprises, in a single transfer position, said sympathetic assembly comprising a linking mechanism between said pendulum and each watch when said watch is placed in said receptacle in said transfer position.
  • the invention relates to the very specific field of sympathetic clocks and watches, where these timepieces paired in pairs each comprise a time base for counting time, and display means for displaying horological quantities; in particular, these display means are arranged to allow the user to simultaneously view the display on the clock and the display on the watch.
  • the watches do not have an hour correction in addition to the minute as mentioned in George Daniels' analysis, which requires the user to make a preliminary adjustment with an initial rough time setting, of the order of plus or minus fifteen minutes, the clock making the fine time setting in the process.
  • Some sympathetic clocks permanently wind the watch barrel, of the automatic barrel type, and set the minute once or twice a day, at a fixed time.
  • the barrel In this type of clock, the barrel must be wound quickly to ensure the winding of the unwound watch within a reasonable time.
  • Some nice clocks provide the adjustment of the rate which is derived from setting the time of the watch.
  • the invention aims to improve the functionality of sympathetic clocks and watches, overcoming the drawbacks of the known technique.
  • the invention relates to a method of setting the time of a sympathetic watch by a sympathetic pendulum according to claim 1.
  • the invention relates to a method for setting the time of a sympathetic watch by a sympathetic pendulum, with which said watch forms a sympathetic timepiece assembly 1000, which comprises a sympathetic pendulum 100, which comprises a pendulum hour display 104, and a pendulum minute display 105, and at least one sympathetic watch 200, which comprises a watch hour display 4, and a watch minute display 5, and which is arranged to be placed in a receptacle 150 that the pendulum comprises, in particular at the level of a stretcher 670, in a single transfer position, this sympathetic assembly 1000 comprises at least one linking mechanism between this pendulum 100 and each watch 200 when this watch 200 is placed in the receptacle 150 in the transfer position.
  • This at least one link mechanism comprises at least two separate transmission lines, one for selecting a function to be performed or a display quantity to be adjusted, and the other for transferring energy or movement, or/and transmitting a pulse.
  • At least one transmission line and more particularly each transmission line, comprises a shaft. More particularly this shaft is at least rotatable.
  • At least one of these trees, or each of these trees is similar to that of the Breguet clock No. 128 (G. Daniels: Art of Breguet: page 277).
  • At least one such shaft, and more particularly each shaft, is divided into two half-shafts between the clock 100 and the watch 200 concerned, these two half-shafts being arranged to cooperate in driving with each other when the watch 200 is placed on the clock 100 in the receptacle 150 in the transfer position, either in direct drive, and more particularly in coaxial drive, or through a return or a train.
  • the transmission between these half-shafts is not described in detail here; it is possible to use any suitable drive mechanism, toothing, spline, dog, friction, or other.
  • the half-shafts can cooperate end to end, or internally to each other, or tangentially to each other, or through a return or a train, or other.
  • the second drive shaft 2 ensures the transmission of force, in particular torque, for recharging energy, in particular winding a barrel, of a watch 200 from the clock 100, and/or to ensure the transmission to a watch 200 of an adjustment or setting value, in the form of an angle of rotation on the basis of a value given by the clock 100, and/or to impart an impulse to an organ of the watch.
  • the adjustment or setting value may correspond to one of the quantities displayed by the watch; it may also be an adjustment value of the resonator of the watch, by action on an index, a balance spring stud, a pressure on a flexible blade, an inertia adjustment, or other.
  • the first shaft 1 and the second shaft 2 are distinct from each other; they can, in a variant, extend along parallel axes, or even merge.
  • their axes are coplanar.
  • the invention allows the adjustment of adjustment, in particular the setting of the time, of a watch 200 by at least two separate shafts 1 and 2, the first of which indicates the type of correction desired, and the others the correction values, at least one shaft among the latter being devoted to the function of recharging the watch with energy, in particular a barrel rewinding.
  • first shaft 1 and the second shaft 2 are rotatable.
  • first shaft 1 and the second shaft 2 are movable in translation.
  • one of the first shaft 1 and the second shaft 2 is movable in rotation, and the other is movable in translation.
  • one of the first shaft 1 and the second shaft 2 is movable in rotation and translation, and the other is movable in rotation.
  • first shaft 1 and the second shaft 2 are movable in rotation and translation.
  • the adjustment is sequential, and starts with a neutral position in which the energy recharge takes place, this neutral position is followed, preferably after a certain pre-defined duration, or upon action by the user, by at least one elementary sequence of adjustment of one of the quantities displayed by the watch, or by the triggering of a particular function.
  • the watch adjustment settings are made sequentially, with each quantity being adjusted independently of the others.
  • this sequential time setting is carried out by a dedicated mechanism, in parallel with the traditional time setting mechanism of the watch.
  • the sequential time setting is controlled by the clock.
  • the duration between two elementary sequences is adjustable. Even more specifically, each duration between two elementary sequences is adjustable.
  • the adjustment setting or sequential time setting corrects, in a non-limiting manner, all or part of the following indications: hour, minute, date, day, month, and/or any other indications.
  • the neutral position allows the watch to be recharged or wound, and this winding is controlled by the watch.
  • This first shaft 1 and this second shaft 2 allow the collaboration between the clock 100 and a watch 200 in the manner set out below.
  • the first shaft 1 comprises a first lower half-shaft 11 of the clock 100 and a first upper half-shaft 12 of the watch 200.
  • the second shaft 2 comprises a second lower half-shaft 21 of the clock 100 and a second upper half-shaft 22 of the watch 200.
  • the clock 100 is arranged to deliver a torque to the first shaft 1 in the presence of the watch 200.
  • the rotation of this first shaft 1 is regulated by a regulating mechanism, for example of the minute repeater regulator type.
  • Each watch 200 is arranged to release or block the rotation of the second shaft 2 depending on the level of energy it has stored, in particular depending on the winding of the barrel in a particular case, according to a defined hysteresis, for example by a power reserve mechanism.
  • This rotation of the second shaft 2 is, in this particular case, transmitted to the winding of the barrel and ensures its winding. In this neutral position, the watch 200 therefore ensures its winding at all times within a defined range.
  • the clock 100 comprises at least one control means 300, which is arranged to be operated by the user, or to be controlled by the time base of the clock, to rotate the first lower half-shaft 11, to select the function of the first shaft 1.
  • the adjustment setting or the setting of the watch 200 is done by a sequence of functions which are controlled by the clock 100. For example for an adjustment to the instantaneous value of the values of date, hour, minute and second. Following the user's request, the adjustment sequence to the current value begins, for example for a time-setting sequence. Each sequence starts at a precise tempo, which is defined by the time base of the clock 100.
  • control means 300 it is also possible to install a control means 300 on the watch 200, instead of installing it on the clock 100, or to equip both the clock 100 and the watch 200, each, with a control means 300. If the control means 300 is only on the watch, this makes it possible to lock the function, as long as the watch 200 is not in the transfer position in the receptacle 150.
  • the pendulum 100 turns the first shaft 1 to the date position, and turns the second shaft 2 by an angle corresponding to the instantaneous value of the date.
  • the watch 200 recognizes the rotation of the first shaft 1 to the date position, actuates the stop lever, which stops the resonator and the watch, positions the date, hour, minute and second displays to the zero position, and applies the value transmitted by the second shaft 2 to the date display.
  • display means any mobile display element known in watchmaking: hand, ring, disc, cursor, flag, city or time zone display, moon phase display, leap year display, AM/PM display, day/night display, power reserve indicator, chime selector, alarm indicator, calendar display, or other.
  • the clock 100 triggers the second elementary sequence.
  • the clock 100 turns the first shaft 1 to the hour position, and turns the second shaft 2 by an angle corresponding to the instantaneous value of the time.
  • the watch 200 recognizes the rotation of the first shaft 1 to the hour position, and applies the value transmitted by the second shaft 2 to the time display 4 of the watch 200.
  • the clock 100 triggers the third elementary sequence.
  • the clock 100 turns the first shaft 1 to the minute position, and turns the second shaft 2 by an angle corresponding to the instantaneous value of the minutes, added to the value of a third predetermined duration D3, which separates the third elementary sequence from the next change of elementary sequence, which will be the last adjustment before the release of the running of the watch 200.
  • the watch 200 recognizes the rotation of the first shaft 1 to the minute position, and applies the value transmitted by the second shaft 2 to the minute display of the watch 5.
  • the clock 100 After the third pre-determined duration D3, for example two minutes, the clock 100 returns the first shaft 1 to the neutral/winding position.
  • the watch 200 recognizes the rotation of the first shaft 1 in the neutral/winding position, and releases the stop lever, the watch 200 is then completely adjusted and set to the time, and starts exactly to the second.
  • the clock 100 receives a signal from a time base, for example a radio-controlled signal, GPS, a signal from an electronic clock, or other, and comprises means for transforming the signal indicating the instantaneous time. in movements of mechanical components, for the transmission of information to a watch 200.
  • a time base for example a radio-controlled signal, GPS, a signal from an electronic clock, or other.
  • all energy and motion transfers between the clock 100 and the watch 200 are mechanical and/or magnetic.
  • all energy and motion transfers between clock 100 and watch 200 are mechanical.
  • all energy and motion transfers between clock 100 and watch 200 are magnetic.
  • no transfer of energy and/or movement is carried out through the winding and time-setting stem of the watch.
  • each half-shaft 12, 22, which the watch 200 comprises is distinct from the winding and time-setting stem of the watch 200 when it comprises one.
  • no energy transfer is made through the winding and time-setting stem of the watch.
  • no transfer of movement is made through the winding and time-setting stem of the watch.
  • the winding system does not require a sliding flange barrel and avoids wear on it. Winding is done in a few minutes and at any time when the 200 watch is placed on the 100 clock and as needed.
  • a time setting can be triggered at regular intervals, for example once a week, by a command printed by the time base of the clock 100.
  • This invention allows for the creation of a pleasant clock adapted to the needs of current users, with a useful and fun use as described above. This allows for a real evolution of a product known for two hundred years.
  • the movement of the 100 clock more stable and more precise than that of the 200 watch, keeps it on time when it is not worn, and corrects it on demand.
  • Such a sympathetic assembly 1000 comprises a sympathetic pendulum 100 and at least one sympathetic watch 200, which is arranged to be placed in a receptacle 150 of the pendulum 100, in a single transfer position.
  • the sympathetic assembly 1000 comprises a connecting mechanism comprising at least two separate transmission lines between the pendulum 100 and each watch 200 when the watch 200 is placed in the receptacle 150 in the transfer position.
  • the sympathetic clock 100 which is arranged for recharging with energy and adjusting the display and/or running of at least one sympathetic watch 200, comprises at least one actuator for carrying out the recharging with energy and/or adjusting the display and/or running of at least one sympathetic watch 200 placed in the receptacle 150 in the transfer position.
  • the clock 100 comprises at least one first all-or-nothing clock actuator 501, movable between a rest position and an activated position, to control the activation or deactivation of a mechanism that the watch 200 comprises.
  • the clock 100 comprises at least one other clock actuator 502; 503, which is arranged to print a series of pulses or to transmit a mechanical torque to a receiver that a watch 200 comprises.
  • At least a first actuator of the clock 501 is also arranged to print a series of pulses, between its rest position and its activated position, to a receiver included in a watch 200.
  • At least one other actuator of the clock 502; 503 is an all-or-nothing actuator, which is movable between a rest position and an activated position, to control the activation or deactivation of a mechanism that the watch 200 comprises.
  • At least one other actuator of the clock 502; 503, is a second actuator 502, which is arranged to print a series of pulses to a receiver that a watch 200 comprises.
  • At least one such third actuator 503 is disengageable in a disengaged position at a distance from a watch 200 placed in the receptacle 150 in the single transfer position, and is engageable in a coupling position with an operating means 270 or with a control stem that the watch 200 comprises.
  • At least one such third actuator 503 comprises a sleeve 678, which is arranged to cooperate, in the coupling position, with an operating means 270 or a control stem that a watch 200 comprises.
  • the clock 100 comprises first energy storage means 691, 693, in particular weights, which are arranged to supply energy to at least one movement 180 or 900 that the clock 100 comprises and/or any mechanism specific to the clock 100.
  • the clock 100 comprises second energy storage means, which are dedicated to the transfer of energy to at least one watch 200 placed in the receptacle 150. More particularly, these second energy storage means are arranged to drive in rotation a transfer shaft 683 carrying a worm screw 684, or a pinion, to drive a pinion 677, or respectively a worm screw, for driving in rotation the third actuator 503.
  • the pendulum 100 is arranged to continuously transfer energy to a watch 200.
  • the pendulum 100 is arranged to transfer energy in step-by-step fashion to a watch 200.
  • the pendulum 100 comprises at least one movement 180, which drives at least one snail cam 601, 610, 620, the angular position of which characterizes the instantaneous value of a horological quantity.
  • the pendulum 100 comprises at least one feeler 602, 630, 640, which is arranged to cooperate in support with the periphery of a snail cam 601, 610, 620, to read the instantaneous value thereof.
  • Each feeler 602, 630, 640 comprises a rack 603, 633, 643, which is arranged to cooperate with a gear train arranged to drive a second actuator; more particularly, this gear train is an input gear train of a differential mechanism 680, an output of which is arranged to drive a second actuator 502.
  • the pendulum 100 comprises at least one electromechanical or electronic movement arranged to control the movement of an output wheel which is arranged to drive a second actuator 502.
  • the second actuator 502 comprises a cam 684 having a plurality of ramps arranged to push and pull a second control stem 512 that this second actuator 502 comprises, which second control stem 512 is returned towards the second cam 684 by second elastic return means 513, so as to impart to the second control stem 512 a back-and-forth movement for setting the time of a watch 200.
  • the second actuator 502 comprises a crank and a connecting rod, which are arranged to push and pull a second control stem 512 which this second actuator 502 comprises, so as to give the second control stem 512 a back-and-forth movement for setting the time of a watch 200.
  • this second control stem 512 is returned by second elastic return means 513.
  • the clock 100 comprises means for setting to a reference time, and means for triggering when the time displayed by the clock 100 becomes equal to this reference time, to trigger a sequence of movements of the actuators 501, 502, 503, when the receptacle 150 is occupied by a watch 200 during the transfer position.
  • the clock 100 comprises means for controlling the recoil of the actuators 501, 502, 503, when the user removes a watch 200 from the receptacle 150 during the execution of an energy recharging and/or display and/or running adjustment cycle.
  • the clock 100 comprises means for periodically triggering energy recharging cycles of a watch 200 placed in the receptacle 150 according to a predetermined period, and comprises means for limiting an energy recharging cycle for a power reserve of a predetermined value, the power reserve being greater than the predetermined period.
  • the clock 100 comprises manual control means, which are arranged to be manipulated by a user to control the execution of an energy recharging cycle and/or display and/or running adjustment of a watch 200 placed in the receptacle 150 in the transfer position.
  • the clock 100 comprises a stop control mechanism 120, which is arranged to transform a step-by-step time setting command carried out by a user or by the clock 100, into a sequence, the first step of which is an action of controlling a stop mechanism 20 and/or disengaging the displays that a sympathetic watch 200 comprises.
  • this stop control mechanism 120 is arranged to control a movement of a transmission line to identify a time setting action, and to control the transfer of an impulse or a torque to a stop mechanism 20 that the watch 200 comprises.
  • a heart and hammer version a ratchet and double cam version
  • a ratchet, rake and double cam version a ratchet, rake and double cam version.
  • the sympathetic watch 200 comprises at least one energy storage barrel, for powering at least one resonator 10 which this watch 200 comprises.
  • the watch 200 comprises a display train and a finishing train.
  • the watch 200 comprises either a stop mechanism 20 which is arranged to stop the running of the resonator 10, or a clutch mechanism making it possible to detach the display from the finishing gear, or both such a stop mechanism 20 and such a clutch mechanism
  • the clutch in fact allows, when it is open, the rotation of the displays, in particular the hands, independently of the going train, whether for a movement of these displays towards a pre-determined reference time, or for a movement towards the exact instantaneous time (step-by-step time setting, or relative time setting, or permanent time setting), or even for the movement of an offset (version with top second), and, when it is closed, to drive the displays or hands.
  • a stop mechanism 20 comprising a second stop mechanism 25, in particular with a stop lever, is necessary for certain time setting modes such as permanent time setting. And it constitutes an advantage for step-by-step time setting modes, where the stop mechanism 20 allows a start at the top at 0 seconds, or for relative time setting modes where the user can then see the inertial mass 15 of the resonator 10, in particular a balance wheel, stopped during time setting. In these two time setting modes, the clutch alone can ensure the starting of the hands without the balance wheel being stopped, the display of the second is then random: ⁇ 30 s.
  • the watch 200 conventionally comprises at least one hour display 4 and one minute display 5, and/or at least any other display 3.
  • the watch 200 comprises at least one internal mechanism, which is capable of being activated or deactivated by an all-or-nothing actuator of the clock 100, and it comprises at least one receiver capable of receiving a series of pulses or a mechanical torque coming from an actuator of the clock 100.
  • the watch 200 comprises a reset mechanism 500, which is arranged to return at least one such display 3, 4, 5, to a predetermined reference position.
  • the present description essentially deals with the example of a reference position at twelve o'clock and zero minutes; any other reference position is possible, for example ten o'clock and ten minutes, or other.
  • the reset mechanism 500 is arranged to return at least one, and more particularly but not limited to each, display 3; 4; 5, of the watch 200 to its reference position.
  • the reset mechanism 500 comprises in particular, for at least one display 3, 4, 5, at least one heart 401, 702, 703, which is integral in rotation with the display concerned 3, 4, 5, and the reset mechanism 500 comprises at least one hammer 402, 701, which is arranged to cooperate in support with a heart 401, 702, 703, under the pressure of a spring when it is released by the activation of the reset mechanism 500.
  • This hammer 402, 701 is returned by the reset mechanism 500 which tends to move it away from the heart 401, 702, 703, in normal operation.
  • the watch 200 comprises a first watch actuator 901, which is arranged to be actuated by the clock 100, to control the movement of at least one hammer 402, 701, to cause the positioning of at least one display 3, 4, 5, in the pre-determined reference position, by bringing into cooperation, for each adjusted horological quantity, a hammer 402, 701, with a heart 401, 702, 703, carried by the corresponding display, and more particularly by a cannon pinion.
  • a first watch actuator 901 which is arranged to be actuated by the clock 100, to control the movement of at least one hammer 402, 701, to cause the positioning of at least one display 3, 4, 5, in the pre-determined reference position, by bringing into cooperation, for each adjusted horological quantity, a hammer 402, 701, with a heart 401, 702, 703, carried by the corresponding display, and more particularly by a cannon pinion.
  • the hammer 402 or 701 is unique, and common to all the hearts 401, 702, 703, which the watch 200 comprises, for adjusting the display for the different corresponding watchmaking quantities.
  • the watch 200 comprises such a stop mechanism 20, and a first actuator of the watch 901, which is arranged to be actuated by the clock 100, to control this stop mechanism 20 to block or release the running of its resonator 10 and/or a mechanism for disengaging the displays of the watch 200.
  • the first actuator of the watch 901 is arranged to ensure the resetting of the hammer 402, 701.
  • this stop mechanism 20 comprises a stop-seconds mechanism 25 comprising a stop lever arranged to cooperate in support with an inertial mass 15 of the resonator 10 in a blocking position, and to remain at a distance from the inertial mass 15 during normal operation of the resonator 10.
  • the watch 200 comprises at least one operating means 270 or a control stem, which is capable of cooperating with an actuator of a clock 100 in a coupling position.
  • the watch 200 comprises manual control means, which are arranged to be manipulated by a user to control the execution of an energy recharging and/or display adjustment cycle. and/or for adjusting the running of the watch 200 when it is placed in a receptacle 150 in the transfer position, and in particular the watch 200 comprises at least one control means 300 accessible to the user for controlling the execution of a periodic type winding, and/or for controlling the execution of an automatic time setting.
  • the watch 200 comprises a second actuator of the watch 902, which is capable of operating in a back-and-forth movement, for driving a minute display 5 of the watch 200, in steps of a given value, and for indirectly driving, through this minute display 5, an hour display 4 of the watch 200.
  • the watch 200 is arranged for correction of the display in steps, with correction steps of a predetermined value, for example two minutes.
  • This correction step is an integer submultiple of the hour: one minute, two minutes, three minutes, four minutes, five minutes, six minutes, ten minutes, twelve minutes, fifteen minutes, twenty minutes, thirty minutes.
  • the watch 200 has a cannon pinion or a minute wheel, which is precisely positioned using a star with 30 teeth, 15 teeth or a number of teeth corresponding to the number of correction steps chosen per hour.
  • the watch 200 advantageously comprises at least one first upper half-shaft 11 for selection and at least one second upper half-shaft 12 for driving, and the watch 200 is arranged to recognize the movement of a selection transmission line or a driving transmission line in the end-of-time-setting position, where the first upper half-shaft 12 is arranged to actuate the stop lever of the stop mechanism 20, to release the resonator 10, and/or a mechanism for disengaging the displays, and authorize the running of the watch 200.
  • the watch 200 comprises at least one safety mechanism, to prevent the spring of a barrel from breaking when overloaded, the safety mechanism comprising a sliding flange or a power reserve measuring mechanism to prevent unnecessary or harmful winding of a barrel.
  • the watch 200 comprises displays 3, 4, 5, which are arranged to pivot clockwise or counterclockwise, each of the displays being associated with a pawl arranged to block the display in question when passing the reference position, or a preparation position close to the reference position.
  • the reference position and/or the preparation position is adjustable, as well as the ratchet locking position.
  • the watch 200 comprises an interface arranged to drive at least one such display 3, 4, 5, in a counterclockwise rotation, and to wind the barrel during such a counterclockwise rotation.
  • the interface is advantageously arranged to drive, in addition to the rotation of at least one display 3, 4, 5, in an anticlockwise direction, a manual winding train of at least one barrel, by a ratchet mechanism external to a finishing train that the watch 200 comprises.
  • the finishing gear train of the watch 200 comprises a ratchet wheel, arranged for winding at least one barrel during a counterclockwise rotation.
  • the watch 200 advantageously includes a time-setting friction capable of allowing the transfer of torque from the winding, or else includes a clutch mechanism instead of a time-setting friction.
  • the watch 200 comprises at least one cannon pinion clutch mechanism, which is arranged for the engagement or disengagement of a display 3, 4, 5.
  • this engagement mechanism 706 between the display train 705, 707, 708 and the finishing train 710, comprises a friction spring 709.
  • the watch 200 comprises a minute display 5, which is arranged to pivot clockwise or counterclockwise, and comprises a pawl, which is arranged to unlock when the minute display 5 moves to the preparation position, and to lock the minute display in the reference position.
  • the watch 200 advantageously comprises a friction mechanism arranged to allow the rewinding to continue after this locking during rotation counterclockwise.
  • the watch 200 includes in particular a hammer 701, which is movable between an armed position where the hammer 701 is retained by a pawl and tensioned by a spring, and an active position where the hammer 701 is arranged to rest on the periphery of a first heart-shaped hour cam 702, carried by an hour wheel 708, so as to force it into rotation to its smallest radius.
  • the watch 200 also includes a star carried by a minute display wheel, cooperating with a jumper 704, 7040, to maintain each display position at a regular pace.
  • the 200 watch features a second truncated heart-shaped 703 minute cam, carried by a 705 minute display to ensure the display position to the nearest minute.
  • the sympathetic assembly 1000 advantageously comprises a controller mechanism for controlling the setting of the displays in the reference position. More particularly, this controller mechanism comprises at least one column wheel 840.
  • the watch 200 comprises a function controller, capable of occupying at least two positions, the first corresponding to the start of the function where the controller is arranged to control the disengagement of the finishing gear train, and to stop the inertial mass 15 of the resonator 10, and the second corresponding to the end of the function where the controller is arranged to release the clutch and the balance.
  • a function controller capable of occupying at least two positions, the first corresponding to the start of the function where the controller is arranged to control the disengagement of the finishing gear train, and to stop the inertial mass 15 of the resonator 10, and the second corresponding to the end of the function where the controller is arranged to release the clutch and the balance.
  • the function controller is able to occupy, between the first position and the second position, an intermediate position in which the controller controls the cocking of the hammer.
  • the function controller is integrated into the watch 200, and comprises either a rotary controller, of the column wheel type, controlled by the interface, with two to five successive stable positions, or a back-and-forth controller, of the shuttle type, controlled by the interface, with two successive stable positions.
  • the function controller is external to the watch 200 and is housed in the clock 100, and the watch 200 only has a reciprocating cam controlled by the interface and returning to rest by default, and has a stable rest position, and one to three controlled positions.
  • the function controller is of the three-position column wheel type, arranged to control three rockers arranged to control the clutch, the stop lever, and the hammer or hammers, or which are part of these mechanisms, the rockers being arranged to rest on the columns of the column wheel so as to be activated as required, and whose different positions are an initial and final position with clutch active, stop lever inactive, and hammer armed, a position for returning to the reference time, for example 12:00, with clutch inactive, stop lever active, and hammer released, and a time-setting position with clutch inactive, stop lever active, and hammer armed.
  • the function controller comprises a three-level snail, which is located in the clock 100 and which is arranged to control, via a friendly interface, a reciprocating cam in the watch 200, to control the clutch, the stop lever, and the hammer or hammers, and whose different positions are an initial and final position with clutch active, stop lever inactive, and hammer armed, a return position to the reference time, for example 12:00, with clutch inactive, stop lever active, and hammer released, and a time-setting position with clutch inactive, stop lever active, and hammer armed.
  • a three-level snail which is located in the clock 100 and which is arranged to control, via a friendly interface, a reciprocating cam in the watch 200, to control the clutch, the stop lever, and the hammer or hammers, and whose different positions are an initial and final position with clutch active, stop lever inactive, and hammer armed, a return position to the reference time, for example 12:00, with clutch inactive, stop lever active, and hammer released, and
  • a watch variant can be used for winding by rotating the display to a reference position, under the action of the pendulum.
  • This watch has a pawl, and at least two cams.
  • the watch 200 comprises at least one energy storage barrel, for powering at least one resonator 10 which the watch 200 comprises, and a display train and a finishing train.
  • the watch 200 comprises either a stop mechanism 20 arranged to stop the movement of the resonator 10, or a clutch mechanism making it possible to separate the display from the going train, or both such a stop mechanism 20 and such a clutch mechanism.
  • the watch 200 comprises at least one display 3; 4; 5, in particular at least one hour display 4 and one minute display 5.
  • the watch 200 comprises at least one receiver capable of receiving a series of pulses or a mechanical torque coming from an actuator of the clock 100.
  • the watch 200 comprises a transmission line capable of driving the display counterclockwise, a pawl 801, and at least one first hour cam 802 carried by the hour wheel 808, and comprising a wolf tooth opening 8030 or a notch 831 corresponding to a reference position of the display.
  • the watch 200 comprises a first hour cam 802 carried by the hour wheel 808, and comprising an opening 8020, a second minute cam 803 carried by a minute display wheel 805, and comprising a wolf tooth opening 8030 or a notch 831, a jumper 804 arranged to cooperate with a star carried by a minute display wheel 805 for maintaining each display position according to a pre-determined regular step.
  • the watch 200 comprises an interface arranged to drive at least one display 3; 4; 5 in a counterclockwise rotation, and to wind a barrel, during a counterclockwise rotation.
  • the watch 200 comprises a finishing train which comprises a ratchet wheel, arranged to allow the winding of at least one barrel during the counterclockwise rotation.
  • the interface is arranged to drive, in addition to the rotation of at least one display 3, 4, 5, in an anticlockwise direction, a manual winding train of the at least one barrel, by a ratchet mechanism external to a finishing train that the watch 200 comprises.
  • the watch 200 includes a time-setting friction capable of allowing the transfer of torque from the winding, or else includes a clutch mechanism instead of a time-setting friction.
  • the watch 200 comprises a ratchet 801, a rack 823 meshed on an hour wheel 808, and which is arranged to declick from the hour wheel 808 in a clockwise direction, and which is driven by a return spring 825, an hour rack pinion 824.
  • the watch 200 comprises two cams: at least a first hour cam 802 carried by the hour wheel 808, and comprising an opening 8020, and a second minute cam 803 carried by a minute display wheel 805, and comprising a wolf-tooth opening 8030 or a notch 831.
  • the watch 200 comprises a jumper 804, which is arranged to cooperate with a star carried by a minute display wheel 805 for maintaining from each display position at a predetermined regular pace.
  • the rack pinion 824 is arranged to drive and wind the rack 823, which ratchets at each tooth, during normal operation of the watch 200 when the watch 200 is not cooperating with the clock 100.
  • the watch 200 includes a clutch mechanism 806 between a display train 805, 807, 808, and a finishing train 810.
  • the sympathetic assembly 1000 comprises an interface between the clock 100 and the watch 200, this interface being arranged to disengage the clutch mechanism 806 by actuating it towards its disengaged position, which allows the rack 823 to drive the hour display and minute display gear train of the watch 200 counterclockwise, over as many revolutions as necessary, until the pawl 801 encounters the opening 8020 of the first hour cam 802, corresponding to the minutes preceding a reference time corresponding to a predetermined reference position of the displays 3, 4, 5, of the watch 200, at a time at which the pawl 801 can rest on the second minute cam 803 for a rotation corresponding to the last minutes before reaching this reference time, and until it is blocked in the wolf-tooth opening 8030 of the second minute cam 803, the blocking corresponding to the reference display position.
  • the time-setting mechanism controlled by the clock 100 is arranged to set the time of the displays 4, 5, of the watch 200, in a clockwise direction, to the exact time by re-arming the rack 801.
  • the interface between the clock 100 and the watch 200 is further arranged to reconnect the finishing train with the display train, by engaging the clutch mechanism 806 to re-arm the rack 801 or complete the re-arming of the rack 801.
  • the cooperation between the jumper 804 and the star allows the displays to be maintained in each step, and allows the rake 801 to be reset without loss of the display.
  • the star carried by the minute display 5, is either a thirty-tooth star cooperating with a single-tooth 804 jumper, or a fifteen-tooth minute cannon pinion cooperating with a single tooth at a time of a double 8040 jumper comprising two teeth, or else comprises a number of teeth which corresponds to the whole number of predetermined steps contained in an hour.
  • the clutch mechanism 806 advantageously comprises a friction spring 809.
  • this clutch mechanism 806 is a chronograph clutch mechanism, comprising a clamp 821 whose function is to ensure engagement and disengagement, under the control of a column wheel 840 which controls the angular separation of the arms of the clamp 821, 822, for the opening or closing of the clamp, corresponding respectively to disengagement or engagement.
  • the sympathetic assembly 1000 includes a controller mechanism, inside or outside the watch 200, for controlling the setting of the displays in the reference position.
  • this function controller is capable of occupying at least two positions, the first corresponding to the start of the function where the controller is arranged to control the disengagement of the finishing gear train, and stop the balance of the resonator, and the second corresponding to the end of the function where the controller is arranged to release the clutch and the balance.
  • the function controller is integrated into the watch 200, and comprises either a rotary controller, of the column wheel type 840, controlled by the interface, with two to five successive stable positions, or a back-and-forth controller, of the shuttle type, controlled by the interface, with two successive stable positions.
  • the function controller is external to the watch 200 and is housed in the clock 100, and the watch 200 only has a reciprocating cam controlled by the interface and returning to rest by default, and has a stable rest position, and one to three controlled positions.
  • the function controller features a snail and a two-position cam.
  • the time setting step by step can be done at the request of the user at the control means 300, and/or automatically, that is to say controlled by the clock 100, in particular by a mechanism linked to the rotation of the displays of the clock 100, in particular and not limited to an hour display of the clock 104, and a minute display of the clock 105.
  • the command carried out by the clock 100 can be periodic, or linked to an additional mechanism set by the user, called an alarm type, similar to an alarm mechanism; this command carried out by the clock 100 is only executed if a watch 200 is present in the receptacle 150, in the transfer position.
  • setting the time is of interest to the user, except for demonstration purposes, only if the watch 200 is not completely disarmed. Therefore, setting the time generally follows a re-arming, or more generally, a recharging of the watch 200. This description is simplified by the use of the terms “winding” or “re-arming” for any charging or respectively recharging of energy.
  • the watch 200 conventionally comprises displays, 3, 4, 5, and in particular and not limited to an hour display for the watch 4, and a minute display for the watch 5.
  • the figures illustrate non-limiting variants where these displays are hands.
  • the command carried out by the clock 100, or the action of the user on the control means 300 has as its first effect to position one of the transmission lines in a position corresponding to the setting of the time.
  • One of the transmission lines is then able to impart to a time-setting mechanism, which is internal to the watch 200, the movement(s) necessary to accurately achieve the display of the current time.
  • one of the transmission lines between the clock and the watch comprises a first actuator of the clock 501, which is arranged to cooperate with a first actuator of the watch 901 for controlling the start or stop of the watch
  • another of these transmission lines comprises a second actuator of the clock 502 which is arranged to cooperate with a second actuator of the watch 902, in particular a pusher or the like, which incrementally provides the positioning movement.
  • these pushers may be the same.
  • another transmission line comprises a third actuator of the clock 503, arranged to cooperate with one of the actuators of the watch.
  • the watch 200 comprises a resonator 10, which comprises at least one inertial mass 15; the present description concerns the most common case of a balance-spring type resonator, where the inertial mass 15 is a balance.
  • the watch 200 is equipped with a stop mechanism 20, arranged to stop the movement of the resonator 10, in particular by pressing an arm, or a leaf spring, or another actuator, on the inertial mass 15 or on a suitable element of the resonator. More particularly, this stop mechanism 20 is a stop-seconds mechanism 25 comprising a stop lever.
  • the clock 100 comprises a stop control mechanism 120, which is arranged to transform the step-by-step time setting command carried out by the user or by the clock 100, into a sequence, the first step of which is a control action of the stop mechanism 20 of the watch 200.
  • the stop control mechanism 120 of the clock 100 is arranged to control a movement of one of the transmission lines to identify the time setting action, and to control the transfer of an impulse or torque to the stop mechanism 20 of the watch 200.
  • the watch 200 recognizes the movement of the transmission line between the clock 100 and the watch 200 in the time-set position, a first actuator of the watch 901 (in particular a pusher or similar) actuates the stop lever of the stop-seconds mechanism 25, which stops the resonator 10 and the watch 200.
  • This first actuator of the watch 901 is advantageously also a control mechanism of at least one hammer or similar, and causes the positioning of the hour 4 and minute 5 displays of the watch 200 in the reference position, by bringing into cooperation, for each adjusted timepiece quantity, a hammer with a heart carried by a cannon-pinion.
  • step-by-step time setting involves a sequence of steps, described here with numerical values of the step which are in no way limiting:
  • the resonator 10 is then stopped, in the particular case illustrated here the inertial mass 15 is stopped.
  • the watch 200 comprises at least one display 3, 4, 5; more particularly and non-limitingly, the present description relates to the adjustment of an hour display of the watch 4, and of a minute display of the watch 5.
  • this reset mechanism 500 is arranged to return each display 3, 4, 5 of the watch to its reference position.
  • this reset mechanism 500 comprises, for each display 3, 4, 5, a core 401, 702, 703, which is integral in rotation with this display 3, 4, 5, and the reset mechanism 500 comprises at least one hammer 402, 701, which is arranged to cooperate in support with this core 401, 702, 703, during activation of the reset mechanism 500; preferably this hammer 402, 701, is returned by a hammer spring 403 which tends to move it away from the core 401, 702, 703, in normal operation.
  • the hammer 402, 701 is unique, and common to all the hearts 401, 702, 703, which the watch 200 comprises for the different watch sizes to be adjusted.
  • the stop mechanism 20 thus controls, simultaneously with the stopping of the watch 200, the resetting of its display by activating its resetting mechanism 500 to return each display 3, 4, 5, to its reference position.
  • each display 3, 4, 5, of the watch 200 instantly takes the reference display position, for example the twelve o'clock and zero minute position.
  • This other transmission line comprises a second actuator of the watch 902, which here operates in a back-and-forth movement; this execution is one of the possibilities, non-limiting, of controlling the time setting of the watch.
  • the clock 100 drives the minute display of the watch 5, in steps of a given value, for example two minutes, and therefore indirectly drives, through the minute display of the watch 5, the hour display of the watch 4, until the display on the watch corresponds to a restart display position which corresponds to the exact instantaneous time which is the value of the instantaneous display visible on the clock 100, increased by at least one additional step, so here two minutes.
  • watch 200 has a corrector linked to a minute wheel, and clock 100 activates a second actuator of watch 902 which presses this corrector the number of times necessary to reach the instantaneous time, increased by the value of the step, here two minutes.
  • This linear movement resembles the operation of a bicycle pump.
  • the reference setting on the clock is done in a similar way to that carried out by a minute repeater mechanism on demand, with palpation of the hour and minute snails that the clock conventionally includes.
  • the operation of the first actuator of the watch 901 can be used to ensure the resetting of the hammer 402, 701.
  • the clock 100 waits for the next passage to the next two minutes, in order, at this precise moment which corresponds to the restart display position which was previously set, to release the stop lever by means of the first pusher 901, and thus allow the watch to run at the exact time. Thanks to the stop seconds, this time setting is very precise.
  • this same passage to the following two minutes has the effect of modifying the state of the stop control mechanism 120, and of controlling a movement of the start/stop control transmission line, to identify the end action of the time setting, and to control the transfer of an impulse or a torque to the stop mechanism 20 of the watch 200.
  • the watch 200 recognizes the movement of one of the transmission lines in the end of time setting position, the first upper half-shaft 12 re-activates the stop lever of the stop mechanism 20, which releases the resonator 10 and the watch 200, the running of which resumes instantly.
  • the pendulum 100 stops the inertial mass 15, in particular the balance, of the watch 200, in particular by a stop-second lever mechanism 25.
  • the clock 100 drives in steps, here in steps of two minutes, the minute display of watch 5 of watch 200, and by its intermediary the hour display of watch 4 of watch 200, until these displays reach and together indicate the exact instantaneous time plus two minutes.
  • clock 100 waits for the next two-minute change to release the stop lever, thus allowing watch 200 to run on time.
  • the watch is thus set very precisely.
  • a predetermined time setting step value is determined.
  • the link mechanism is equipped with at least two separate transmission lines, one for transferring energy or movement, and the other for selecting a function to be performed or a display quantity to be adjusted, each transmission line having an interface with a pendulum actuator in the pendulum 100 and at least one watch actuator in the watch 200.
  • the clock 100 winds the watch 200 so as to guarantee the pre-determined autonomy of the watch 200 when it is removed from the clock 100.
  • the clock 100 sets the time of the watch 200, either when the watch 200 is placed on the receptacle 150, or when passing at a predetermined time on the clock 100, or at the request of a user acting on a control means 300 that the clock 100 or the watch 200 comprises, or on command of a clock movement 900 that the clock 100 comprises.
  • the clock 100 positions a transmission line in a position corresponding to the time setting, and actuates in successive steps, each of the value of this predetermined step, a transmission line capable of imparting to a time-setting mechanism internal to the watch 200 any movement necessary to accurately achieve the display of the current time.
  • the clock 100 keeps the watch 200 running as long as the watch 200 is on the clock 100, in the receptacle 150, in the transfer position.
  • the clock 100 and/or the watch 200 are equipped with a control means arranged to allow the user to deactivate the time-setting function and the winding function for storing the stopped watch on the clock.
  • the time setting is controlled step by step by a periodic mechanism linked to the rotation of the displays of the clock 100, or linked to an alarm mechanism, or alarm type, set by the user.
  • the sympathetic assembly 1000 is equipped with a first transmission line which comprises a first actuator of the pendulum 501, which is arranged to cooperate with a first actuator of the watch 901 for controlling the start or stop of the watch, and a second transmission line which comprises a second actuator of the pendulum 502 which is arranged to cooperate with a second actuator of the watch 902, which provides the positioning movement incrementally.
  • the sympathetic assembly 1000 is equipped with a first transmission line which comprises a first actuator of the pendulum 501, which is arranged to cooperate with a first actuator of the watch 901 for controlling the engagement or disengagement of the display of the watch 200 relative to the resonator without stopping the latter, and a second transmission line which comprises a second actuator of the pendulum 502 which is arranged to cooperate with a second actuator of the watch 902, which incrementally provides the positioning movement.
  • a first transmission line which comprises a first actuator of the pendulum 501, which is arranged to cooperate with a first actuator of the watch 901 for controlling the engagement or disengagement of the display of the watch 200 relative to the resonator without stopping the latter
  • a second transmission line which comprises a second actuator of the pendulum 502 which is arranged to cooperate with a second actuator of the watch 902, which incrementally provides the positioning movement.
  • the watch 200 is equipped with a stop mechanism 20
  • the clock 100 is equipped with a stop control mechanism 120, which is arranged to transform the step-by-step time setting command carried out by a user or by the clock 100, into a sequence, the first step of which is a control action of the stop mechanism 20 of the watch 200, the stop control mechanism 120 of the clock 100 being arranged to control a movement of a transmission line to identify the time setting action, and to control the transfer of an impulse or a torque to the stop mechanism 20 of the watch 200.
  • a time-setting sequence is carried out according to which the stop control mechanism 120 of the clock 100 controls the stop mechanism 20 of the watch 200 to stop the resonator 10 before carrying out the time-setting, and to control a zero-reset mechanism 500, with which the watch 200 is equipped, to instantly recall the displays 3, 4; 5, of the watch 200 to their reference position, then the advancement of the displays 3, 4, 5 is controlled, in successive steps, to a restart display position which corresponds to the exact instantaneous time readable on the clock 100, increased by a value corresponding to a predetermined step, or an integer number of predetermined steps, imposed by the mechanism.
  • the watch 200 recognizes the movement of the transmission line between the clock 100 and the watch 200 in the time-setting position, and a first actuator of the watch 901 actuates the stop mechanism 20 which stops the resonator 10 and the watch 200, the first actuator of the watch 901 constituting a control mechanism of at least one hammer, to cause the positioning of at least one hour display 4 and one minute display 5, in the reference position, by bringing into cooperation, for each adjusted horological quantity, a hammer 402; 701, with a heart 401, 702, 703, integral in rotation with a display and carried by a cannon-pinion.
  • the pendulum 100 drives another transmission line to impose a particular display on the watch 200, this other transmission line comprises a second actuator of the watch 902, which operates in a reciprocating motion, and, by means of the second actuator of the watch 902, the pendulum 100 drives the minute display of the watch 5 of the watch 200, by an integer number of predetermined steps, and drives, through the minute display of the watch 5, the hour display of the watch 4 of the watch 200, until the display on the watch 200 corresponds to the restart display position.
  • this other transmission line comprises a second actuator of the watch 902, which operates in a reciprocating motion, and, by means of the second actuator of the watch 902, the pendulum 100 drives the minute display of the watch 5 of the watch 200, by an integer number of predetermined steps, and drives, through the minute display of the watch 5, the hour display of the watch 4 of the watch 200, until the display on the watch 200 corresponds to the restart display position.
  • the 100 clock is equipped with a mechanism for driving hour and minute snails by the 900 movement, and a mechanism for sensing the instantaneous hour and minute, as on a minute repeater mechanism on demand.
  • the clock 100 is equipped with a drive mechanism by the movement 900 of a single minute snail driven at a speed of one revolution in twelve hours, or one revolution in twenty-four hours, comprising a number of steps corresponding to the chosen minute step multiplied by 12 or 24, and a mechanism for feeling the instantaneous minutes as on a minute repeater mechanism on demand.
  • a predetermined step of two minutes is chosen, and the number of steps to be taken is variable between 0 and 359 steps, during which the cannon pinion or minute wheel of the watch 200 is precisely positioned thanks to a 30-tooth or 15-tooth star, which can then be made up of the road surface itself.
  • the cannon pinion or minute wheel of the watch 200 is precisely positioned by the combination of a star integral with the cannon pinion or minute wheel, and a jumper with one or more teeth, the number of teeth of the star and the number of teeth of the jumper together defining the value of the predetermined step.
  • a clock 100 is implemented which comprises a first selection shaft 1 and at least one second drive shaft 2, and the watch 200 is arranged to recognize the movement of one of the transmission lines in the end-of-time-setting position, and comprises a first upper half-shaft 12 which controls the stop mechanism 20 to release the resonator 10.
  • a second variant called winding by periodic impulse and with the time-setting function, concerns the periodic winding of the watch 200, when the watch is in the receptacle 150 of the clock 100, by a winding value which corresponds to the duration of a period, plus a safety duration.
  • a winding identical to that which is carried out at each period is also triggered when the time is set on the watch, either at the request of the user or at the request of the time base of the clock 100, to ensure the operation of the watch 200 after the time has been set. This winding is then carried out prior to the time-setting operation.
  • This principle requires the presence, at the level of the watch 200, of a safety mechanism, such as a sliding flange type barrel, to prevent the barrel spring from breaking under overload.
  • a power reserve measuring mechanism can prevent unnecessary or harmful winding of the barrel.
  • periodic winding is carried out with a period of twelve hours, therefore twice a day, for an arming value greater than the periodic winding period, for example an arming value of thirteen hours, so as to have thirteen hours of autonomy.
  • the execution of a periodic type winding can be done at the request of the user at the level of the control means 300, and/or automatically, that is to say controlled by the clock 100, in particular by a mechanism linked to the rotation of the displays 104, 105, of the clock 100.
  • the command carried out by the clock 100 can be periodic, or linked to an additional mechanism set by the user, an alarm mechanism, or an alarm type mechanism; this command carried out by the clock 100 is only executed if a watch 200 is present in the receptacle 150, in the transfer position.
  • the execution of a periodic type winding can be triggered by a user action during a time setting request, or by a command from the clock 100 itself for the same purpose.
  • the clock 100 drives the winding train of the watch 200 by a number of turns equivalent to thirteen hours of autonomy, in the present example.
  • This autonomy allows the watch 200 to operate if the user immediately wears his watch, provided that it is equipped with an automatic winding mechanism ensuring the additional winding, even if this watch 200 was disarmed beforehand, before the request to set the time.
  • watch 200 remains in its receptacle 150 on clock 100, it continues to run until the next periodic winding, in our advantageous example, after twelve hours.
  • the winding can go down so that the chronometry is worsened, but if the winding period is coupled with a time-setting period, this loss is not harmful to the user.
  • the watch will therefore operate continuously between 48 and 60 hours of winding and the barrel flange is then required to slide for two hours per day, which is much less than for normal wear of an automatic watch, and does not generate undue wear of the mechanism.
  • This periodic winding is very simple, and preserves the watch's energy storage mechanism, while ensuring availability for the benefit of the user.
  • the method of winding by periodic impulse such a sympathetic watch 200 comprises different steps described below.
  • a winding period is determined, and when the watch is in the receptacle 150, a periodic winding of the watch 200 is carried out with a period equal to the winding period, with a winding value which corresponds to the duration of a winding period, plus a safety duration.
  • a winding identical to the periodic winding which is carried out at each winding period is triggered, either during a time-setting operation of the watch 200 by the clock 100, or at the request of a user acting on a control means 300, or on command of a clock movement 900 which the clock 100 comprises, to ensure the continued operation of the watch 200 after the time-setting operation, the winding being carried out prior to the time-setting operation.
  • the pendulum 100 keeps the watch 200 running as long as the watch 200 is on the pendulum 100, in the receptacle 150, in the transfer position.
  • the clock 100 and/or the watch 200 are equipped with a control means arranged to allow the user to deactivate the time setting function and the winding function for storing the stopped watch on the clock.
  • the 200 watch is equipped with a safety mechanism, a sliding flange barrel or a power reserve measuring mechanism, to prevent the barrel spring from breaking under overload and to prevent unnecessary or damaging winding of the barrel.
  • a twelve-hour arming period is chosen.
  • 2F More specifically, we choose an arming value of thirteen hours, including an arming period of twelve hours, and a safety duration of one hour, so as to have a total of thirteen hours of autonomy.
  • 2G More particularly, we choose a periodic type winding in automatic, controlled by the clock 100, either periodically by a mechanism linked to the rotation of the displays of the clock 100, or by the triggering of a user-set auxiliary mechanism, at a user-defined time in a wake-up mechanism or in a wake-up type mechanism.
  • a periodic winding is triggered, either by a user action during a time setting request, or by a time setting command from the clock 100.
  • the clock 100 drives the winding train of the watch 200 by one of the transmission lines, or by a third interface controlling the rotation of a crown included in the watch 200, by a number of turns adequate to constitute a winding value equal to the sum of the winding period and the safety duration, so as to allow immediate operation of the watch 200, even if the user immediately wears the watch 200, and even if the watch 200 was disarmed beforehand, before the time setting request.
  • the winding period is reduced to a threshold at which the chronometry of the watch 200 is degraded, and the winding period is coupled with a time-setting period, so that the loss of chronometric performance is not harmful to the user.
  • the connecting mechanism is produced comprising at least two separate transmission lines between the clock 100 and the watch 200.
  • the clock 100 drives the displays 4, 5 of the watch 200 backward by a value guaranteeing the passage of the displays to a position of twelve hours and zero minutes, for example by a value of thirteen hours for setting the time of a twelve-hour hour display.
  • Each of these displays 4, 5, is locked when passing the reference position twelve hours and zero minutes by a pawl. More particularly, this reference position is adjustable, as is the locking position of the pawl specific to at least one display 4, 5, more particularly to each display 4, 5.
  • the clock 100 drives the displays of the watch 4, 5, to the correct time, with an accuracy of around ⁇ 20 seconds.
  • the execution of this time setting on demand, and automatically in a periodic manner, can be done at the request of the user at the level of the control means 300, and/or automatically, that is to say controlled by the clock 100, in particular by a mechanism linked to the rotation of the displays 104, 105, of the clock 100.
  • the command carried out by the clock 100 can be periodic, or linked to an additional mechanism set by the user, an alarm mechanism or an alarm-type mechanism; this command carried out by the clock 100 is only executed if a watch 200 is present in the receptacle 150, in the transfer position.
  • the pendulum 100 drives the minute display of the watch 5, and by this drives the hour display of the watch 4, in the counterclockwise direction, abbreviated SIAM, by the equivalent of thirteen hours so as to guarantee the passage of the hours through the reference position, in particular at twelve o'clock and zero minutes.
  • SIAM the hour display of the watch 4
  • a pawl unlocks and blocks the minute display at the reference position, in particular 12:00.
  • the clock 100 drives the minute display of the watch 5 in the normal clockwise direction, abbreviated SAM, and through it the hour display of the watch 4, until they reach the exact time.
  • SAM normal clockwise direction
  • the time setting accuracy depends heavily on the play and the roundness of the time setting gear, it is estimated at approximately +/- 15 to 20 seconds per minute.
  • the reference position and/or the preparation position is adjustable, as is the locking position of at least one pawl, in particular of each pawl.
  • the method of setting the relative time of such a sympathetic watch 200 comprises different steps described below.
  • the time is set, either on request by action of a user on a control means 300 included in the clock 100 or the watch 200, or automatically in a periodic manner controlled by the clock 100.
  • the pendulum 100 drives the displays 4, 5 of the watch backwards, in an anti-clockwise direction, with a stroke sufficiently large to ensure that the displays 4, 5 pass through the reference position.
  • 3D For a 200 watch displaying over twelve hours, we choose the race with a value greater than twelve hours, particularly but not exclusively for twice-daily time setting.
  • the watch 200 is equipped with, in particular but not limited to for each of its displays 4, 5, a pawl arranged to block at least one display 4, 5, when it passes into the position corresponding to the reference position.
  • control means 300 is equipped with an adjustment means for adjusting the locking position of the pawl specific to at least one display, or for adjusting the locking position of the pawl specific to each display.
  • control means 300 is equipped with an adjustment means for adjusting the reference position.
  • 3G More particularly, we choose a periodic type of automatic time setting, controlled by the clock 100, either periodically by a mechanism linked to the rotation of the displays of the clock 100, or by the triggering of an additional mechanism set by the user, at a time defined by the user in an alarm mechanism or in an alarm type mechanism.
  • a periodic time setting is triggered, either by a user action during a time setting request, or by a time setting command from the clock 100.
  • the pendulum 100 drives the minute display of the watch 5, and by this drives the hour display of the watch 4, in the counterclockwise direction, to come and block the minute display at the reference position, the drive by the pendulum 100 of the hours continuing on a friction system.
  • the pendulum 100 drives the minute display of the watch 5 this time in the normal clockwise direction, and by it the hour display of the watch 4, until they reach the exact time.
  • a preparation position is defined, close to the reference position, upon passing which a pawl is unlocked, the control means 300 is equipped with an adjustment means for adjusting the preparation position.
  • the sympathetic assembly 1000 is equipped with a first transmission line which comprises a first actuator of the pendulum 501, which is arranged to cooperate with a first actuator of the watch 901 for controlling the engagement or disengagement of the display of the watch 200 relative to the resonator 10 without stopping the latter, and with a second transmission line which comprises a second actuator of the pendulum 502 which is arranged to cooperate with a second actuator of the watch 902, which provides the positioning movement.
  • a first transmission line which comprises a first actuator of the pendulum 501, which is arranged to cooperate with a first actuator of the watch 901 for controlling the engagement or disengagement of the display of the watch 200 relative to the resonator 10 without stopping the latter
  • a second transmission line which comprises a second actuator of the pendulum 502 which is arranged to cooperate with a second actuator of the watch 902, which provides the positioning movement.
  • the watch 200 is equipped with a stop mechanism 20 to keep the inertial mass 15 of the resonator 10 stationary during time setting.
  • the watch 200 is equipped with a clutch mechanism to ensure the starting of the displays 4; 5 without the inertial mass 15 of the resonator 10 being stopped during the time setting.
  • winding by relative time setting the winding is done during the thirteen hours of counterclockwise rotation of the relative time setting of the watch, explained above. It is done in the same way, on demand and automatically twice a day.
  • the thirteen hours of counterclockwise rotation of the displays 4, 5 of the watch ensure the winding of the watch for a period of thirteen hours.
  • This fourth variant allows time setting and winding to be carried out with a single rotating interface.
  • the time setting function is triggered by a user action on the clock (on demand), or by a mechanism linked to the rotation of the clock displays (periodic).
  • the clock 100 drives the minute display of the watch 5 and the hour display of the watch 4 counterclockwise by the equivalent of thirteen hours for relative time setting. This rotation can be used to wind the barrel, advantageously by thirteen hours.
  • the first option is simple to implement. It has a ratchet system so that the clockwise rotation of the relative time setting displays can be done, but the ratchet system is not located in the finishing gear.
  • the second option is interesting because it only requires a ratchet wheel in the going train.
  • the time-setting friction must allow the transfer of torque from the winding; the typical cannon-pinion torque is about 1N.mm, and the typical torque on the cannon-pinion for maximum winding is 3N.mm.
  • a clutch system can replace the classic time-setting friction.
  • This invention allows for winding for a period of thirteen hours when setting the time on demand, and for a period of thirteen hours when setting the time periodically.
  • a reference position of the displays of the watch 200 is defined.
  • Winding is carried out by setting the time, or at the request of a user by action on a control means 300 included in the clock 100 or the watch 200, or automatically in a periodic manner controlled by the clock 100, and, to carry out the relative time setting which allows winding, the clock 100 drives the displays 4, 5 of the watch backwards, in an anticlockwise direction, with a stroke sufficiently large to ensure that the displays 4, 5 pass through the reference position.
  • the watch 200 is equipped with, for each of its displays 4, 5, a pawl arranged to block this display 4, 5, when it passes into the position corresponding to the reference position.
  • control means 300 is equipped with an adjustment means for adjusting the locking position of the pawl specific to at least one display, or for adjusting the locking position of the pawl specific to each display.
  • control means 300 is equipped with an adjustment means for adjusting the reference position.
  • 4G More particularly, we choose a periodic type of automatic time setting, controlled by the clock 100, either periodically by a mechanism linked to the rotation of the displays of the clock 100, or by the triggering of an additional mechanism set by the user, at a time defined by the user in an alarm clock or alarm clock type mechanism.
  • a periodic time setting is triggered, either by a user action during a time setting request, or by a time setting command from the clock 100.
  • the pendulum 100 drives the minute display of the watch 5, and by this drives the hour display of the watch 4, in the counterclockwise direction, to come and block the minute display at the reference position, the drive by the pendulum 100 of the hours continuing on a friction system, to ensure the defined winding.
  • a preparation position is defined, close to the reference position, upon passing through which the pawl is unlocked, to come and block the minute display.
  • the time setting like the winding, only takes place on demand.
  • the watch 200 is necessarily equipped with a stop mechanism 20, arranged to stop the movement of the resonator 10, in particular by pressing an arm, or a leaf spring, or another actuator, on the inertial mass 15 or on a suitable element of the resonator. More particularly, this stop mechanism 20 is a stop-seconds mechanism 25 comprising a stop lever.
  • the stop lever is activated.
  • the clock drives the displays back thirteen hours; they are blocked when passing the reference position, in particular 12:00, by pawls.
  • the clock then drives the displays to the time, with an accuracy of around ⁇ 20 seconds.
  • the clock then continues to drive the displays until the watch is unlocked on the clock.
  • This fifth variant avoids constant operation of the watch (excluding display), daily winding and time setting, the functions being carried out only once, from the request until the watch is taken.
  • the time setting function is triggered by a user action on the clock (on demand) only.
  • the clock stops the watch and disengages the display (cannon pinion clutch).
  • the clock drives the minute display and by it the hour display counterclockwise by the equivalent of thirteen hours, so as to guarantee the passage of the hours to the reference position, in particular 12:00, and to guarantee a minimum winding greater than twelve hours of power reserve, in particular with a value of thirteen hours of power reserve, in a manner similar to the fourth variant.
  • a pawl unlocks and blocks the minute at the reference position, in particular 12:00; the drive by the clock of the thirteen hours counterclockwise continues on a friction system.
  • the clock drives the minute display, and through it the hour display until they reach the exact time.
  • the time setting accuracy depends heavily on the play and the roundness of the time setting gear, it is estimated at ⁇ 20 seconds per minute.
  • the clock drives the displays at real speed as long as the watch is not unlocked from the clock for wearing.
  • the clock through the second interface, releases the stop lever and the display clutch, the watch is independent again.
  • This invention has the advantage of saving wear and tear from the operation of the watch when it is on the clock.
  • a reference position of the displays of the watch 200 is defined.
  • the time is set only on demand by action of a user on a control means 300 included in the clock 100 or the watch 200, or automatically in a periodic manner controlled by the clock 100, and, to set the time, the clock 100 drives the displays 4, 5 of the watch backwards, in an anticlockwise direction, with a stroke sufficiently large to ensure that the displays 4, 5 pass through the reference position; or the clock 100 controls means of the watch 200 which are arranged so as to ensure the movement of the displays towards the reference position by means of hearts.
  • the pendulum 100 drives the minute display of the watch 5, and through it drives the hour display of the watch 4, in the counterclockwise direction, to come and block the minute display at the reference position, the driving by the pendulum 100 of the hours continuing on a friction system, and then, through a suitable interface, the pendulum 100 drives the minute display of the watch 5 this time in the normal clockwise direction, and through it the hour display of the watch 4, until they reach the exact time in continuous rotation. More particularly, a preparation position is defined, close to the reference position, upon passing through which a pawl is unlocked, for this blocking of the minute display.
  • 5D The user's action on the control means 300 actuates the stop mechanism 20 to stop the operation of the resonator 10, prior to the driving of the displays 4, 5, to the reference position, and, after the displays 4, 5 of the watch 200 have reached the instantaneous time, the clock 100 drives the displays 4, 5, as long as the watch 200 is in the transfer position in the receptacle 150, and the removal of the watch 200 from the receptacle 150 dissociates it from the clock 100 and generates the release of the stop mechanism 20 to authorize the operation of the resonator 10.
  • the pendulum 100 drives the displays 4, 5, through a movement transmission interface, and, after the displays 4, 5 have reached the instantaneous time, in a normal clockwise direction, the pendulum 100 drives the displays 4, 5, at real speed as long as the watch 200 is in the transfer position in the receptacle 150, and the removal of the watch 200 from the receptacle 150 dissociates it from the pendulum 100 and generates the disengagement between the movement transmission interface and the displays 4, 5.
  • 5H More specifically, for a 200 watch displaying over twelve hours, we choose the race with a value greater than twelve hours, particularly but not exclusively for twice-daily time setting.
  • the watch 200 is equipped with, for each of its displays 4, 5, a pawl arranged to block this display 4, 5, when it passes into the position corresponding to the reference position.
  • control means 300 is equipped with an adjustment means for adjusting the locking position of the pawl specific to at least one display, or for adjusting the locking position of the pawl specific to each display.
  • control means 300 is equipped with an adjustment means for adjusting the reference position.
  • 5L More particularly, we choose a trigger for permanent automatic time setting, controlled by the clock 100, either periodically by a mechanism linked to the rotation of the displays of the clock 100, or by the triggering of an additional mechanism set by the user, at a time defined by the user in an alarm clock type mechanism.
  • 5M More particularly, such permanent time setting is triggered, either by an action of the user during a time setting request, or by a time setting command by the clock 100.
  • the winding is carried out only on demand during a user action on the control means 300 during the permanent time setting which allows the winding.
  • a sixth variant called data capture for on-demand time setting, aims to enable the time displayed by the clock to be read and to transmit the information to the watch within the framework of the sympathetic clock operating modes described in the first, third, and fifth variants above.
  • figures 8 to 12 illustrate this data collection on the clock for on-demand time setting.
  • This sixth variant uses a mechanism which allows the reading of the difference between the current time and the reference time, chosen arbitrarily and not exclusively at 12:00 for all the variants exposed, and which also allows the transmission of information on the value of this difference to the watch, so as to index it after a reset to the reference position, in particular 12:00, of its displays.
  • this transmission can give either the exact difference, or the total of the difference and an offset necessary for setting the time to the top second.
  • the time setting function is triggered by an action of the user on the clock (on request at the level of the control means 300) or by a mechanism linked to the rotation of the clock displays (periodic).
  • the clock stops the resonator 10, in particular the balance 15 of the watch (balance stop lever mechanism), and actuates a hammer mechanism bringing the hour display of the watch 4 to 12 o'clock, and by it the minute display of the watch 5 to 00 minutes.
  • the clock drives in two-minute steps the minute display of the watch 5, and by it the hour display of the watch 4, until these displays 4 and 5 reach and indicate the exact time increased by a non-limiting step of two minutes.
  • This function can ensure the hammer is re-armed.
  • the minute wheel is precisely positioned using a star, particularly a 30-tooth or 15-tooth star.
  • the clock then waits for the next two-minute interval to release the stop lever and allow the watch to run on time.
  • the 100 clock has a snail cam 601 making one revolution in twelve hours, and having 360 steps 6010 on its circumference, or one step every two minutes. This cam is integral with the clock display (one revolution in twelve hours).
  • the clock 100 comprises a feeler 602, in particular a lever, which comprises at a first end a rack 603, and at a second opposite end a feeler finger 604 with a beak 605.
  • the latter is held by default in a rest position, which corresponds to the reference time, added to an offset corresponding to any gear play and to a possible additional jump to allow the time setting function with stop seconds according to the first variant.
  • This feeler 602 is advantageously held with an adjustment eccentric (not shown) allowing the watchmaker to easily compensate for these plays.
  • the adjustment can also advantageously be carried out with a fine adjustment rake according to the instructions of the application EP20158326.7 on behalf of MONTRES BREGUET.
  • the proposed time setting cycle includes a phase of setting the watch to the reference position, 12:00 for example.
  • the feeler 602 carrying the feeler finger 604 is subjected to the action of return means, and in particular of an elastic return means such as a spring.
  • the pendulum 100 releases the feeler 602, which is driven in rotation by this return means, not shown in the figures.
  • the feeler 602 rotates until it comes to a stop on one of the 360 bearings 6010 of the cam 601. This rotation corresponds exactly to the number of two-minute steps separating the reference time from the time displayed on the pendulum.
  • This rotation is transmitted in a non-limiting manner by an interface, in particular of the back-and-forth type, to the watch and its display or its minute display.
  • the interface can also be rotary instead of back-and-forth.
  • the clock 100 rearms and returns the feeler 602 to its rest position by a mechanism similar to the known grand sonnerie mechanisms, and is ready for a new function.
  • a second embodiment of this sixth variant comprises two cams 610 and 620 in the clock 100, and performs the time setting step by step.
  • a 360-position cam as used in the first embodiment, remains a difficult element to manufacture, and necessarily bulky, even in the context of a clock.
  • this second embodiment is similar to that of the first single-cam mode, but compensates for the difficulty of manufacturing the cam: thus the clock 100 has two cams: a first hour cam 610 making one revolution in twelve hours and having on its circumference 12 steps 6100 of one hour each, and a second minute cam 620 making one revolution in one hour and having 30 steps 6200 of two minutes each. These cams are integral with the clock display, respectively the hour display 104 (one revolution in twelve hours) and the minute display 105 (one revolution in one hour).
  • the clock 100 also comprises two feelers: a first feeler 630 arranged to cooperate with the first hour cam 610, and a second feeler 640 arranged to cooperate with the second minute cam 620. These two feelers are maintained by default in a rest position which corresponds, for the first hour feeler 630 to the reference time plus an offset corresponding to any gear play, and for the second minute feeler 640 to a possible additional jump to allow the time setting function with a stop-second mechanism 25 according to the first variant.
  • the clock 100 releases the feelers 630 and 640 until they come to bear on their respective cams 610, 620.
  • This rotation is transmitted to an interface and to the watch 200, in particular by means of a differential gear train 680, one of the reasons of which has a ratio of 1/12 with respect to the other, in order to accumulate the values of the two cams.
  • An output of this differential mechanism 680 is arranged to drive a second actuator 502, in particular but not limited to by means of a second control cam 684.
  • this second actuator 502 comprises a crank and a connecting rod arranged to push and pull a second control rod 512 that this second actuator 502 comprises, so as to give the second control stem 512 a back-and-forth movement for setting the time of such a watch 200.
  • the second control stem 512 is returned towards the second cam 684 by second elastic return means 513.
  • the pendulum 100 comprises at least one electromechanical or electronic movement, which is arranged to control the movement of an output wheel set which is arranged to drive such a second actuator 502, in particular but not limited to by means of a second control cam 684.
  • This rotation is transmitted by this interface to the 200 watch and its 5 minute display.
  • the clock 100 rearms and returns the two feelers 630 and 640 to their rest positions, by a mechanism similar to the known grand sonnerie mechanisms, and is ready for a new function.
  • the process of taking data from the clock 100 for setting the time on demand from the watch 200 comprises different steps described below.
  • a reference position of the displays of the watch 200 is defined.
  • the clock 100 sets the time of the watch 200, either when the watch 200 is placed on the receptacle 150, or when passing at a predetermined time on the clock 100, or at the request of a user acting on a control means 300 that the clock 100 or the watch 200 comprises, or on command of a clock movement 900 that the clock 100 comprises, and the time displayed by the clock 100 is read for the transmission of the time information to the watch 200, by implementing a reading mechanism at the level of the clock 100, which reads the difference between the current time and the reference time, and which is arranged to transmit the information of the value of this difference to the watch 200, so as to index it after setting to the position of reference of its displays 4, 5.
  • the reading mechanism is arranged to transmit the information of the value, or of the exact deviation, or of a corrected deviation which is the total of the deviation and an offset necessary for setting the time to the top second.
  • a predetermined time-setting step value is determined, and the clock 100 positions a transmission line in a position corresponding to the time setting, and actuates, in successive steps, each of the predetermined step value, a transmission line capable of imparting to a time-setting mechanism internal to the watch 200 any movement necessary to accurately achieve the display of the current time.
  • a time-setting sequence is carried out according to which the stop control mechanism 120 of the clock 100 controls the stop mechanism 20 of the watch 200 to stop the resonator 10 or disengage the finishing gear of the display gear before carrying out the time-setting, and to control a zero-reset mechanism 500 which the watch 200 comprises to instantly recall the displays 3, 4, 5, of the watch 200 to their reference position.
  • the watch 200 recognizes the movement of the transmission line between the clock 100 and the watch 200 in the time-setting position, and a watch 200 is used, a first actuator of the watch 901 of which actuates the stop mechanism 20 which stops the resonator 10 and the watch 200, this first actuator of the watch 901 constituting a control mechanism of at least one hammer, to cause the positioning of at least one hour display 4 and one minute display 5, in the reference position, by cooperation, in particular for each adjusted clock size, of a hammer 402, 701, with a heart 401, 702, 703, integral in rotation with one of the displays, and more particularly but not limited to carried by a cannon pinion.
  • the pendulum 100 drives another transmission line to impose a particular display on the watch 200, this other transmission line comprises a second actuator of the watch 902, with which the watch 200 is equipped, and which operates in a back-and-forth movement, and, by means of the second actuator of the watch 902, the pendulum 100 drives the minute display of the watch 5 of the watch 200, by an integer number of predetermined steps, and drives, through the minute display of the watch 5, the hour display of the watch 4 of the watch 200, until the display on the watch 200 corresponds to the restart display position.
  • this other transmission line comprises a second actuator of the watch 902, with which the watch 200 is equipped, and which operates in a back-and-forth movement, and, by means of the second actuator of the watch 902, the pendulum 100 drives the minute display of the watch 5 of the watch 200, by an integer number of predetermined steps, and drives, through the minute display of the watch 5, the hour display of the watch 4 of the watch 200, until the display on the watch 200 corresponds to the restart display position.
  • the clock 100 is equipped with a mechanism for driving hour and minute snails by the movement 900, and with a mechanism for sensing the instantaneous hour and minute on demand.
  • the clock 100 is equipped with a drive mechanism for a single minute snail driven at a speed of one revolution in twelve hours, or one revolution in twenty-four hours, by the movement 900, comprising a number of steps corresponding to the chosen minute step multiplied by 12 or 24, and a mechanism for sensing the instantaneous minutes.
  • 6K More specifically, a predetermined step of two minutes is chosen, and the number of steps to be taken is variable between 0 and 359 steps, during which the cannon pinion or minute wheel of the 200 watch is positioned precisely using a star with 30 teeth or 15 teeth and which can then be made up of the cannon pinion itself.
  • the cannon pinion or minute wheel of the watch 200 is precisely positioned by the combination of a star integral with the cannon pinion or minute wheel, and a jumper with one or more teeth, the number of teeth of the star and the number of teeth of the jumper together defining the value of the predetermined step.
  • 6M More particularly, when the clock 100 drives the minute display of the watch 5, it also ensures the re-arming, at least partially, of at least one hammer 402, 701, or of each hammer 402, 701.
  • a clock 100 which comprises a single snail cam 601 making one revolution in twelve hours, and comprising three hundred and sixty bearings 6010 on its circumference, i.e.
  • the single snail cam 601 being integral with the display of the clock 100 which makes one revolution in twelve hours, and the clock 100 comprises a feeler 602, subjected to the action of elastic return means, and which comprises at a first end a rack 603, and at a second opposite end a feeler finger 604 with a beak 605, which feeler 602 is held by default in a rest position, which corresponds to the reference time, added to a positive or zero offset corresponding to possible gear play and to a possible additional jump to allow a setting function to be carried out.
  • the time setting cycle begins with a phase of setting the reference of the watch 100 to the reference position, and, as soon as this reference setting is carried out, the clock 100 releases the feeler 602, which rotates until it comes to a stop on one of the bearings 6010 of the cam 601, according to a rotation which corresponds exactly to the number of steps separating the reference time from the time displayed on the clock 100.
  • the pendulum 100 rearms and returns the feeler 602 to its rest position, and is ready for a new function.
  • a clock 100 which comprises a first snail-cam of the hours 610 making one revolution in twelve hours and comprising on its circumference twelve steps 6100 of one hour each, and a second snail-cam of the minutes 620 making one revolution in one hour and comprising thirty steps 6200 of two minutes each, which cams 610 and 620 are secured respectively to the hour display of the clock 104 making one revolution in twelve hours and to the minute display of the clock 105 making one revolution in one hour, the clock 100 comprising a first feeler 630 arranged to cooperate with the first hour cam 610, and a second feeler 640 arranged to cooperate with the second minute cam 620, the first feeler 630 and the second feeler 640 being maintained by default in a rest position which corresponds, for the first feeler 630 of the hours to the reference time added to a positive or zero offset corresponding to possible gear play, and for the second feeler 640 of the minutes to a possible additional jump to allow the
  • the pendulum 100 rearms and returns the first feeler 630 and the second feeler 640 to their rest position, and is ready for a new function.
  • a seventh variant called setting the reference time of the displays, and illustrated by the figures 13 to 18 , proposes a solution for the function of returning to the reference position, in particular 12:00, of the displays of the watch 200, a function which is necessary for the implementation of the first, third, and fifth variants above.
  • the interface actuates the clutch 706 to its disengaged position, as seen in the figure 16 .
  • the interface then releases the hammer 701, which takes the hour display via the first heart cam 702, and the minute display via the timer, to the reference position, in particular 12:00.
  • the typical timer set allows an error of the order of 3 minutes on the position of the minute display relative to that of the hours: ⁇ 1.5 minutes, depending on the direction of zeroing transmitted by the hammer on the heart, as visible on the figures 13 and 14 .
  • an additional heart-shaped minute cam 703 works at the end of the hammer 701 function, and guarantees the position to the nearest minute.
  • the jumper 704 and the 30 star maintain the position of the display at the reference position, namely 12:00, and at all subsequent positions in two-minute correction steps.
  • the 15-tooth cannon pinion advantageously replaces the 30 star, working with a double jumper according to the representation visible in figure 17 .
  • the mechanism can re-arm the hammer without loss of display, and time setting can be done in two-minute steps.
  • the interface can release the clutch, and reconnect the finishing gear with the display gear.
  • FIG 18 illustrates a BREGUET 1050 chronograph clutch mechanism, comprising a clamp 721 whose function is to ensure engagement and disengagement, under the control of a column wheel 740 which controls the angular separation of the clamp arms 721 and 722, for opening or closing the clamp, and therefore disengagement or engagement.
  • This seventh variant allows the use of a time-setting mechanism, and allows the display train to be disengaged from the finishing train, and to re-engage them with each other.
  • a watch 200 comprising a clutch mechanism 706 between a display train 705, 707, 708, and a finishing train 710, and comprising a hammer 701 movable between an armed position where it is retained by a pawl and tensioned by a spring, and an active position where the hammer 701 is arranged to bear on the periphery of a first heart-shaped hour cam 702 carried by an hour wheel 708 included in the watch 200, so as to force the first heart-shaped hour cam 702 into rotation up to its smallest radius.
  • a predetermined time setting step value is determined, and, during the second phase, the position of the display is maintained in the reference position, by cooperation between a jumper 704 and a star, which the watch 200 comprises, then in each subsequent position step by step, to allow the rearming of the hammer 701 without loss of the display.
  • the star chosen, carried by the minute display 5 is either a thirty-tooth star cooperating with a single-tooth 704 jumper, or a fifteen-tooth minute cannon pinion cooperating with a single tooth at a time of a double 7040 jumper comprising two teeth.
  • the cannon pinion or minute wheel of the watch 200 is precisely positioned by the combination of a star attached to the cannon pinion or minute wheel, and a jumper with one or more teeth, the number number of teeth of the star and the number of teeth of the jumper together defining the value of the predetermined pitch.
  • the clutch mechanism 706 is equipped with a friction spring 709.
  • a chronograph clutch mechanism is used as clutch mechanism 706, comprising a clamp 721 whose function is to ensure engagement and disengagement, under the control of a column wheel 740 which controls the angular separation of the arms of the clamp 721, 722, for the opening or closing of the clamp, corresponding respectively to disengagement or engagement.
  • a three-phase controller mechanism is used. More particularly, this controller mechanism comprises at least one column wheel 740.
  • an eighth variant called reference time setting, illustrated by the figures 19 to 21 , proposes another solution for the function of returning to the reference position, in particular 12:00, of the displays of the watch 200, a function which is necessary for the implementation of the first, third, and fifth variants above.
  • the watch 200 also includes a rack pinion 824 or hour pinion, which rack pinion 824 is arranged to drive and wind the rack 823, which clicks at each tooth, during normal operation of the watch 200 when the watch 200 is not cooperating with the clock 100.
  • the watch 200 also comprising a clutch mechanism 806 between a display train 805; 807; 808 and a finishing train 810.
  • a watch 200 comprising a watch hour display 4 carrying an hour cam 802 comprising an opening 8020, a second minute cam 803 carried by the watch minute display 805, and comprising a wolf tooth opening 8030 or a notch 831.
  • the clutch mechanism 806 is disengaged in its disengaged position, which allows the rack 823 to drive the hour display and minute display gear of the watch 200 counterclockwise, over as many revolutions as necessary, until the pawl 801 encounters the opening 8020 of the first hour cam 802, corresponding to the minutes preceding the reference time, at a time at which the pawl 801 can rely on the second minute cam 803 for the rotation corresponding to the last minutes before reaching the reference time, and until it locks in the wolf-tooth opening 8030 of the second minute cam 803, the lock corresponding to the reference display position.
  • the watch 200 also includes a jumper 804 arranged to cooperate with a star, in particular a 30-tooth star integral with the minute display wheel 805, in a manner similar to the seventh variant, and includes a mechanism controlling the three phases of the function
  • the hour pinion 824 drives and winds the rack 823, which clicks at each tooth, as visible on the figures 19 And 20 .
  • the interface actuates the clutch 806 to its disengaged position, as seen in the figure 21 .
  • the clutch releases the hour display gear train and the minute display, which is driven counterclockwise by rack 823.
  • the display gear train driven counterclockwise by rack 823, can potentially make more than one revolution of the hour wheel (hour display), and more than twelve revolutions of the cannon-pinion (minute display) linked by the minute track.
  • the time-setting mechanism can perform its function clockwise towards the exact time by re-winding the rack 801. If the re-winding is not complete by setting the time, it is completed by normal clockwise rotation of the watch display.
  • the interface can release the clutch, and reconnect the finishing gear with the display gear.
  • the watch 200 also includes a rack pinion 824 or hour pinion, which rack pinion 824 is arranged to drive and wind the rack 823, which clicks at each tooth, during normal operation of the watch 200 when the watch 200 is not cooperating with the clock 100.
  • the watch 200 also comprising a clutch mechanism 806 between a display train 805; 807; 808 and a finishing train 810.
  • a predetermined time setting step value is determined, and, during the second phase, the position of the display is maintained in the reference position, by cooperation between a jumper 804 and a star, which the watch 200 comprises, then in each subsequent position step by step, to allow the rearming of the rack 801, without loss of the display.
  • the star, carried by the minute display 5 is chosen either as a thirty-tooth star cooperating with a simple 804 jumper with one tooth, or as a fifteen-tooth minute cannon pinion cooperating with a single tooth at a time of a double 8040 jumper with two teeth.
  • the cannon pinion or minute wheel of the 200 watch is precisely positioned by the combination of a star attached to the cannon pinion or minute wheel, and a jumper with one or more teeth, the number of teeth on the star and the number of teeth on the jumper together defining the value of the predetermined step.
  • the clutch mechanism 806 is equipped with a friction spring 809.
  • a chronograph clutch mechanism is used as clutch mechanism 806, comprising a clamp 821 whose function is to ensure engagement and disengagement, under the control of a column wheel 840 which controls the angular separation of the arms of the clamp 821, 822, for the opening or closing of the clamp, corresponding respectively to disengagement or engagement.
  • a controller mechanism is used which comprises at least one column wheel 840.
  • a ninth variant relates to a method and mechanism for setting the hour and minute displays step by step.
  • the invention proposes a solution for the function of setting the time of the displays of the watch in two-minute steps following a reset to the reference position, in particular 12:00, as described in the seventh and eighth variants. It is controlled by the interface of a sympathetic clock, the data acquisition mechanism for setting the time of which is as described in the sixth variant above.
  • This description relates to a non-limiting construction of a mechanism setting the time in two-minute steps. Steps of 1 minute, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 minutes are also possible.
  • a 15-tooth 905 carriage wheel is advantageously used, which is otherwise necessary, to replace the 30-tooth star.
  • the first stable position therefore corresponds to the display obtained following the return to the reference position, i.e. 12:00 in this example.
  • the clutch is in the open position relative to the 910 finishing gear as seen in figure 24
  • the display is therefore independent of the watch's gear train. This gear train is also stopped by the stop lever during the function.
  • the clock transmits via its interface a defined number of movements necessary to reach the current time, in two-minute steps. It also transmits one or two additional steps to allow for the waiting time until the top second.
  • the clock interface works with the watch's corrector 932, which drives the lever 931.
  • This lever 931 is constructed to drive the 30 star by one step, or, in the alternative embodiment, the 15 pinion by half a step.
  • the 931 lever drives the 15-tooth pinion over 80% of the pitch, and returns to its rest position, the jumper then ensures the remaining travel, with the remaining 20% of the current pitch, and positions the pinion for the next half-pitch, as seen on the figure 25 .
  • This execution meets the desired time setting functions, it allows the clock to move the displays in two-minute steps to the current time, and to add an offset.
  • a watch 200 is used comprising a corrector 932 cooperating with an interface of the clock 100 for the transmission of a back-and-forth movement, a lever 931 capable of driving the cannon pinion of the minute display 5 by one tooth per back-and-forth movement, and a jumper 904 maintaining the position of the minute display in the interval of the drive functions, the watch 200 comprising still a clutch mechanism 906 between a display train 905, 907, 908 and a finishing train 910.
  • the clock 100 is able to bring the displays 4, 5, or to a position corresponding to the current time read on the clock 100 by driving the teeth of the minute display 5 by the lever 931, by a number of steps defined relative to the reference position, or to another position corresponding to the current time increased by an offset allowing the waiting for a second top allowing the stop mechanism 20 to release the resonator 10 of the watch 200 by the partial driving of the minute display 5 by the lever 931 which only performs part of the travel corresponding to each tooth, the rest of the travel of each tooth to complete the indexed rotation of the display of minute 5 being then carried out under the impulse of jumper 904.
  • the cannon pinion or minute wheel of the watch 200 is precisely positioned by the combination of a star attached to the cannon pinion or minute wheel, and a jumper with one or more teeth, the number of teeth on the star and the number of teeth on the jumper together defining the value of the predetermined step.
  • the cannon pinion or minute wheel of watch 200 is driven by the combination, on the one hand, of a star secured to the cannon pinion or minute wheel, and a lever or a driver or a rack, the movement of which is controlled by clock 100.
  • the pendulum 100 controls the stop mechanism 20 to stop the resonator 10, brings the displays 4, 5 into the reference position, and positions the clutch mechanism 906 in the open position relative to the finishing gear train 910 which is then independent of the gear train of the watch 200.
  • the clock 100 transmits via its interface a defined number of movements necessary to reach the current time, by a whole number of predetermined steps.
  • the clock 100 transmits via its interface a defined number of movements necessary to reach the current time, by an integer number of predetermined steps, plus one or two movements corresponding to one or two additional predetermined steps to allow the waiting time until the top second allowing the stop mechanism 20 to release the resonator 10 of the watch 200.
  • a watch 200 is used whose lever 931 is arranged to drive a thirty-tooth star with one step, or a fifteen-tooth pinion with a half step.
  • a watch 200 is used, the lever 931 of which is arranged to drive a pinion of fifteen teeth by a half step, and drives the pinion of fifteen teeth over 80% of the travel, and returns to its rest position, the jumper 904 ensuring the remaining 20% of the travel in progress, and positions the pinion of fifteen teeth for a next half step.
  • a watch 200 which comprises a mechanism for setting the time by constant steps, and comprises a corrector 932 coinciding with the interface of the clock 100 or another element making it possible to transmit a back-and-forth movement, a lever 931 capable of driving the cannon pinion by a back-and-forth movement, a jumper 904 arranged to maintain the position of the minute display in the interval of the driving functions, a star carried by the minute display with a number of teeth according to the value of the required step, a clutch mechanism 906 between the display train 905, 907, 908, and the finishing train 910 and which is in the open position for setting the time and can be closed during operation of the watch 200, the interface of the clock 100 being arranged to cooperate with the corrector 932 of the watch 200 which drives the lever 931 which is arranged to drive the star by one step, or by half a step.
  • the watch When the controller is in the clock, the watch only has a back-and-forth cam controlled by the interface and returning to rest by default (a stable rest position, and one to three controlled positions: 1-2-3-2-1-2-3 etc.).
  • a column wheel with three positions is chosen, which are successively selected by the clock via the sympathetic interface.
  • This column wheel controls three levers in the manner of chronographs; these levers control the clutch, the stop lever, and the hammer or hammers, or are part of these mechanisms. These levers are constructed to rest on the columns of the column wheel so as to be activated as needed.
  • This execution can be applied to the eighth variant with a two-position column wheel.
  • the second execution with a simple shuttle is sufficient for the eighth variant where two positions are sufficient, and can replace the column wheel.
  • the controller is in the clock is well suited to the seventh variant: the three-position column wheel, described above, is functionally replaced by a three-level snail, which is located in the clock.
  • This snail controls via a friendly interface a reciprocating cam in the watch. This cam controls the clutch, the stop lever, and the hammer or hammers, as needed.
  • the construction is adapted to prevent the hammer from falling when moving to position 1 when returning to position 0.
  • This execution in which the controller is in the clock can be applied to the eighth variant, with a snail and a two-position cam.
  • such a controller responds to the desired time setting functions, allows the disengagement of the display of the finishing gear, and their engagement, allows the hammer to be controlled if necessary, and allows the stop lever to be controlled.
  • the first interface comprises a first external actuator in the clock, and a first internal actuator in the watch.
  • the second interface has a second external actuator in the clock, and a second internal actuator in the watch.
  • the third interface has a third external actuator in the clock, and a third internal actuator in the watch.
  • the nth interface has an nth external actuator in the clock, and an nth internal actuator in the watch.
  • the pleasant set, as well as the different processes, corresponding to as many different usage scenarios, described above, are based on clocks and watches that do not have a chime.
  • Striking mechanisms have the advantage of providing precise references for time setting, which can be imagined for setting the time of nice watches.
  • the striking snails can be used for the time-setting mechanism; in an example of a time-setting operation carried out in five-minute steps, the corresponding snail must have 144 five-minute steps, and will not be used for the striking mechanism.
  • the hour snail is in principle jumping with the surprise mechanism, so a priori even the drive is special.
  • the watch can be striking, but this makes the system a little more complex because it is necessary to isolate the striking mechanisms during the sympathetic operation where the sympathetic clock 100 and the sympathetic watch 200 cooperate, because the striking mechanisms would sound continuously during the time-setting operation and risk causing the mechanism to jam.

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  1. Verfahren für ein Einstellen der Zeit einer sympathischen Uhr (200) durch eine sympathische Großuhr (100), mit der die genannte Uhr (200) eine sympathische Anordnung (1000) bildet, umfassend einen Verbindungsmechanismus, umfassend mindestens zwei getrennte Übertragungsleitungen zwischen der Großuhr (100) und der Uhr (200), wenn die Uhr (200) in einer Übergabeposition in einer in der Großuhr (100) enthaltenen Aufnahme (150) abgelegt wird, die Uhr (200) umfassend mindestens einen Resonator (10), ein Anzeige-Räderwerk und ein Feinregulier-Räderwerk, und mindestens einen Anschlagmechanismus (20), der angeordnet ist, um das Laufen des Resonators (10) anzuhalten, oder alternativ sowohl den Anschlagmechanismus (20) als auch einen Kopplungsmechanismus, der ermöglicht, die Anzeige von dem Feinregulier-Räderwerk zu lösen, und die Uhr (200) umfassend mindestens eine Stundenanzeige (4) und eine Minutenanzeige (5), für die eine Bezugsposition definiert ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Zeit nur auf Anforderung durch eine Benutzeraktion an einem Steuermittel (300) eingestellt wird, das in der Großuhr (100) oder der Uhr (200) enthalten ist, oder automatisch und periodisch durch die Großuhr (100) gesteuert wird, und somit, für ein Einstellen der Zeit, die Großuhr (100) die Anzeigen (4; 5) rückwärts in dem Gegenuhrzeigersinn mit einem ausreichend langen Weg führt, um sicherzustellen, dass die Anzeigen (4; 5) die Bezugsposition durchlaufen, oder dass die Großuhr Mittel auf der Uhr (200) steuert, die angeordnet sind, um die Anzeigen mit Hilfe von Herzstücken in die Bezugsposition zu bewegen.
  2. Zeiteinstellungsverfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Großuhr (100) über eine Schnittstelle die Minutenanzeige auf der Uhr (5) führt und über die Minutenanzeige die Stundenanzeige auf der Uhr (4) führt, in dem Gegenuhrzeigersinn, um die Minuten- und Stundenanzeigen in der Bezugsposition zu blockieren, wobei das Führen durch die Großuhr (100) auf einem Reibungssystem fortgesetzt wird, und dass die Großuhr (100) dann über eine geeignete Schnittstelle die Minutenanzeige auf der Uhr (5) führt, dieses Mal in dem Uhrzeigersinn und dadurch die Stundenanzeige auf der Uhr (4) führt, bis sie in kontinuierlicher Drehung die genaue Zeit erreichen.
  3. Zeiteinstellungsverfahren nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Benutzeraktion an dem Steuermittel (300) den Anschlagmechanismus (20) betätigt, um das Laufen des Resonators (10) anzuhalten, bevor die Anzeigen (4; 5) in die Bezugsposition geführt werden, und dass, nachdem die augenblickliche Zeit von den Anzeigen (4; 5) auf der Uhr (200) erreicht ist, die Großuhr (100) die Anzeigen (4; 5) führt, solange sich die Uhr (200) in der Übergabeposition in der Aufnahme (150) befindet, und dass die Entnahme der Uhr (200) aus der Aufnahme (150) sie von der Großuhr (100) trennt und die Freigabe des Anschlagsmechanismus (20) bewirkt, um dem Resonator (10) zu ermöglichen, zu laufen.
  4. Zeiteinstellungsverfahren nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Großuhr (100), wenn der Benutzer auf die Steuermittel (300) einwirkt, den Anschlagmechanismus (20) über eine Allesoder-Nichts-Schnittstelle betätigt, um den Betrieb des Resonators (10) anzuhalten.
  5. Zeiteinstellungsverfahren nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Großuhr (100), um die Anzeigen (4; 5) rückwärts zu führen, die Anzeigen (4; 5) über eine Uhrwerkübertragungsschnittstelle führt, und dass die Großuhr (100), nachdem die Anzeigen (4; 5) die augenblickliche Zeit in normalem Uhrzeigersinn erreicht haben, die Anzeigen (4; 5) mit realer Geschwindigkeit antreibt, solange sich die Uhr (200) in der Übergabeposition in der Aufnahme (150) befindet, und dass das Entnehmen der Uhr (200) aus der Aufnahme (150) sie von der Großuhr (100) trennt und die Entkopplung zwischen der Uhrwerkübertragungsschnittstelle und den Anzeigen (4; 5) erzeugt.
  6. Zeiteinstellungsverfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass für eine Uhr (200) mit einer Zwölf-StundenAnzeige der Weg mit einem Wert größer als zwölf Stunden gewählt wird.
  7. Zeiteinstellungsverfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Uhr (200) für jede ihrer Anzeigen (4; 5) mit einer Sperrklinke ausgestattet ist, die angeordnet ist, um die Anzeige (4; 5) zu blockieren, wenn sie sich in die der Bezugsposition entsprechende Position bewegt.
  8. Zeiteinstellungsverfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine automatische Zeiteinstellungsauslösung gewählt wird, die von der Großuhr (100) gesteuert wird, entweder periodisch durch einen Mechanismus, der mit der Drehung der Anzeigen auf der Großuhr (100) verbunden ist, oder durch die Auslösung eines von dem Benutzer eingestellten Hilfsmechanismus zu einer von dem Benutzer eingestellten Zeit in einem alarmartigen Mechanismus.
  9. Zeiteinstellungsverfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Zeiteinstellung entweder durch eine Benutzeraktion während einer Zeiteinstellungsanforderung oder durch eine Steuerung für ein Einstellen der Zeit durch die Großuhr (100) ausgelöst wird.
  10. Zeiteinstellungsverfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Aufziehen nur auf Anforderung durch eine Benutzeraktion an dem Steuermittel (300) während der Zeiteinstellung durchgeführt wird, die das Aufziehen ermöglicht.
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