WO2017012949A1 - Procédé pour indiquer l'heure et montre pour mettre en œuvre ledit procédé - Google Patents

Procédé pour indiquer l'heure et montre pour mettre en œuvre ledit procédé Download PDF

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WO2017012949A1
WO2017012949A1 PCT/EP2016/066638 EP2016066638W WO2017012949A1 WO 2017012949 A1 WO2017012949 A1 WO 2017012949A1 EP 2016066638 W EP2016066638 W EP 2016066638W WO 2017012949 A1 WO2017012949 A1 WO 2017012949A1
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Arnaud Duval
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04C—ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04C17/00—Indicating the time optically by electric means
    • G04C17/005—Indicating the time optically by electric means by discs
    • 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
    • G04B19/04—Hands; Discs with a single mark or the like
    • G04B19/046—Indicating by means of a disc with a mark or window
    • 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
    • G04B19/06—Dials
    • G04B19/08—Geometrical arrangement of the graduations
    • G04B19/082—Geometrical arrangement of the graduations varying from the normal closed scale
    • 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
    • G04B19/20—Indicating by numbered bands, drums, discs, or sheets
    • G04B19/202—Indicating by numbered bands, drums, discs, or sheets by means of turning discs

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  • the present invention relates to time-pieces. It refers to a method for indicating a time according to the preamble of claim 1 . It further refers to a watch for conducting said method.
  • Analog time pieces usually use hour, minute and perhaps second hands, which rotate about a respective axis and indicate the time on a respective circular, linear time scale, which concentrically surrounds the axis.
  • Document US2202581 discloses in combination with a clock having hour, minute and second time computing shafts; a time indicating mechanism, comprising, a time dial having outer and inner time zones each provided with time denoting indicia, an hour indicating disk fixed to said hour computing shaft and provided with a transparent portion overlying said inner zone and an opaque portion having a transparent section and overlying said outer zone, a transparent minute indicating disk fixed to said minute computing shaft and overlying said inner zone, and a transparent second indicating disk fixed to said second compu ting shaft and overlying said inner zone, each of said disks having indicia coasting with said time denoting indicia and said section for indicating time on said dial in hours, minutes and seconds.
  • Document US4945522 discloses a time indicator for a clock or watch that has a watch plate and at least two time-indicating elements that are at least partially superimposed over one another and are driven by centrally and coaxially disposed drive elements.
  • the time-indicating elements are formed by disks or dials that are of the same or different sizes, rotate about centrally disposed shafts, and are disposed in different planes.
  • the dials are provided with openings, indicators, or colors that cover or opti- cally suppress all other information that at any given time is not necessary for reading off that time.
  • Document US5751663 discloses a timepiece that uses disks having sharp zones of contrast of visual design density to indicate time intervals when the sharp zone of contrast is aligned with time interval indicator markings or traditional time indicator positions on a non-rotatable frame.
  • the disks of the chronograph are continuously graduated in visual design density from an area of greatest density to an area of least density to form a sharp zone or line of contrast.
  • the disks are located so that when the sharp zone or line of contrast is aligned with the time indicator markings or positions on the frame, thus displaying the time in an accurate fashion that is easily and quickly discernable even for individuals that are poor sighted.
  • the timepiece presents such a strikingly novel design that it makes an aesthetic statement that is desirable for use by individuals with no sight problems.
  • a method for indicating a time uses at least one moving part and a related fixed scale, whereby said at least one moving part moves relative to said related fixed scale, and whereby said indicated time results from the actual position of said at least one moving part relative to said related fixed scale.
  • the indicated time is the sum of a base time, which is determined by the actual position of said moving part alone, and an additional time, which is determined by the position of said moving part in rela- tion to said related fixed scale.
  • said moving part is a rotating element
  • said fixed scale comprises a section of a ring concentrically surrounding said element
  • a plurality of indicator marks are provided on said rotating element for determining said additional time on said related fixed scale.
  • a rotating element normally rotates with a constant velocity of rotation, that said indicator marks are equally distributed on the circumference of said rotating element, and that said related fixed scale is a linear scale.
  • said element rotates with a rotation velocity of one rotation per ⁇ 2 hours.
  • n 2.
  • a element rotates with a velocity of rotation of one rotation per minute.
  • n 2 in this case.
  • two rotating elements with two respective related fixed scales are provided, whereby the first of said two rotating elements rotates with a rotation velocity of one rotation per 1 2 hours, the second of said two rotating elements rotates with a rotation velocity of one rotation per minute, the first of said rotating elements comprises three indicator marks, said fixed scale related to said first of said rotating elements ex- tends over an angle of the arc of 1 20°, said fixed scale related to said first of said rotating elements is subdivided into at least four equal arc sections, the second of said rotating elements comprises three indicator marks, said fixed scale related to said second of said rotating elements extends over an angle of the arc of 1 20°, and said fixed scale related to said second of said rotating elements is subdivided into twenty equal arc sections.
  • the at least four arc sections of said fixed scale related to said first of said rotating elements are each subdivided into four equal sections to indicate quarters of an hour.
  • An additional minute hand with a related minute scale may be provided, whereby said minute hand rotates with a velocity of rotation of one rotation per hour around a central axis, and whereby said related minute scale extends over a full circle concentric to said central axis.
  • An additional day/night indicator may be provided, which divides a day into two equal parts and indicates, which part of the day is the actual part.
  • said day/night indicator comprises a rotating circular indicator disk with a day-time sector of a first colour and a night-time sector of a second colour, which indicator disk rotates with a velocity of rotation of one rotation per 24 hours, and that a fixed indicator mark is provided at the outer circumference of said indicator disk to indicate, which of said two sectors is the actual sector.
  • a watch according to the invention normally comprises a watchcase enclosing a movement with a central axis for driving a plurality of different time indication means, which time indication means are visible from the outside through a watch glass that closes said watchcase on its upper side, whereby said plurality of different time indication means comprises at least a first time indication means for indicating the hours of a day, and a second time indication means for indicating the minutes of an hour, whereby said first time indicating means comprises a moving part, which moves relative to a related fixed scale.
  • the second time indication means may comprise a minute hand and a related minute scale, whereby said minute hand rotates with a velocity of rotation of one rotation per hour around said central axis, and whereby said related minute scale extends over a full circle concentric to said central axis.
  • an additional day/night indicator may be provided, which divides a day into two equal parts and indicates, which part of the day is the actual part.
  • the day/night indicator may comprise a rotating circular indicator disk with a day-time sector of a first colour and a night-time sector of a second colour, which indicator disk rotates with a velocity of rotation of one rotation per 24 hours, and that a fixed indicator mark is provided at the outer circumference of said indicator disk to indicate, which of said two sectors is the actual sector.
  • said watch is a wrist watch.
  • Fig. 1 shows in an exploded view a general configuration of a wrist watch for implementing the present invention
  • Fig. 2 shows the various time indicating means according to an embodiment of the invention in a wrist watch as shown in Fig. 1 ;
  • Fig. 3 shows details of the hour indicating means according to an embodiment of the invention;
  • Fig. 4 shows details of the minute indicating means according to an embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 5 shows details of the second indicating means according to an embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 6 shows details of the day/night indicating means according to an embodiment of the invention; shows different positions of the day/night indicating means according to Fig. 6; and Fig. 8 shows the positions of the various time indicating means according to Fig. 2 for a specified a.m. time (Fig. 8(a)) and a specified p.m. time ( Fig. 8(b)) .
  • the present invention may be applied to time pieces other than wrist watches, it is preferably used in wrist watches.
  • FIG. 1 An example of a suitable wrist watch is shown in Fig. 1 in an exploded view.
  • the wrist watch 10 of Fig. 1 comprises a (standardized) movement 1 7 , such as ⁇ , which is enclosed by a watchcase 19.
  • watchcase 19 On its lower side, watchcase 19 is closed by a (flat) bottom 22 , which is fixed to watchcase 19 using a first sealing 21 and four fastening screws 29.
  • a watchband (not shown in Fig. 1 ) may be fastened to watchcase 19 with respective mounting pins 1 8.
  • a crown 20, which is mechanically connected to the movement 1 7 is provided for adjusting the positions of the various time indicating means.
  • the watchcase 19 is closed by a frame 1 3 that is fastened to the watchcase 19 using a second sealing 14, and a watch glass 1 1 , which is fastened to the frame 1 3 using a third sealing 1 2.
  • a ring 1 6 Between the movement 1 7 and the watch glass 1 1 there is an arrangement of a ring 1 6 and a driving mechanism 1 5 , which is used to drive a day/night indicator (23 in Fig. 2; Fig. 6). It should be noted that the watch case can have a different embodiment.
  • Fig. 2 shows an embodiment of various time indicating means on clock face 1 0a accord- ing to an embodiment of the invention being incorporated in a wrist watch as shown in Fig. 1.
  • These time indicating means comprise a (central) hour indicator 24, a (central) minute hand 25 with a corresponding fully circular and concentric minute scale 26, an off-centre seconds indicator 27 , and an off-centre day/night indicator 23.
  • Hour indicator 24 and minute hand 25 are driven by the movement 1 7 through a central axis 28.
  • Hour indicator 24 comprises a (central) hour disk 24b, which rotates with a constant velocity of rotation of one rotation per twelve hours in clockwise direction (see arrow in Fig. 3).
  • a corresponding fixed scale 24a comprises a 1 20° section of a ring concentrically surrounding hour disk 24b.
  • Three indicator marks 24c are equally distributed at the circumference of hour disk 24b in steps of 1 20°.
  • Indicator marks 24c have the form of a "+"-sign and are capable of being differentiated by assigned numbers "0", "4" and "8". Thus, there is a "0"-indicator, a "4"-indicator and an "8" indicator 24c.
  • Corresponding fixed scale 24a is equally divided into 4 (one hour) sections 0- 1 , 1 -2, 2-3 and 3-4. Each of these one-hour sections is subdivided into four equal subsections, whereby each of said subsections represents a quarter of an hour. The half-hour positions are marked with number "30".
  • the actual hour-time is a combina- tion of a first time given by the general position of the central hour disk 24b, and a second time given by the specific position of the hour disk 24b relative to hour scale 24a.
  • the first time is four hours, as long as the "4"-indicator remains in the 1 20"-section of the hour scale 24a.
  • the subsequent "8"-indicator at the same time enters the sector and the first time switches from four hours to 8 hours, and so on.
  • the second time is determined by the exact position of "+"-sign of the "0"-, "4"- or "8"- indicator with respect to hour scale 24a.
  • the second time is one hour and a quarter of an hour, so that the hour time indicated in Fig. 3 is five hours and 1 5 minutes or 5 : 1 5.
  • the hour indicator 24 comprises an hour disk 24b with three indicator marks 24c, while the hour scale 24a has four sections 0-4. This is one of a plurality of possible arrangements. Another possible arrangement would be to use an hour disk with four indicator marks (0, 3 , 6, 9) and a 90° hour scale with 5 three sections 0-3.
  • the indicating means of Fig. 3 comprise a seconds indicator 27 that works according to i o the same principles, for indicating the seconds of time.
  • Seconds indicator 27 comprises a (central) seconds disk 27b (see Fig. 5), which rotates with a constant velocity of rotation of one rotation per minute in clockwise direction (see arrow in Fig. 5) .
  • a corresponding fixed seconds scale 27a comprises a 1 20° section of a ring concentrically surrounding seconds disk 27b.
  • Three indicator marks 27c are equally distributed at the circumference 15 of seconds disk 27b in steps of 1 20°.
  • Indicator marks 27c have the form of a radial fingers and are capable of being differentiated by assigned numbers "00", "+20" and "+40". Thus, there is a "0"-indicator, a "20"-indicator and an "40" indicator 27c.
  • Corresponding fixed seconds scale 27a is equally divided into 20 (one second) sections 0-20. With this configuration the actual second-time is a combination of a first time given
  • the seconds indicator 27 comprises a seconds disk 27b with three indicator marks 27c, while the corresponding seconds scale 27a has twenty sections 0-20. This is one of a plurality of possible arrangements. Another possible arrangement would be to use a seconds disk with four indicator marks ( 0, + 1 5, +30, +45 ) and a 90° seconds scale with fifteen sections 0- 1 5.
  • day/night indicator 23 comprises an indicator disk 23b, which rotates with a constant velocity of one ro- tation per 24 hours.
  • One half of indicator disk 23b is provided with a first colour (black in the example shown), while the other half is provided with a second, different colour (white in the example shown).
  • a near-edge sector of rotating indicator disk 23d can be seen so that the transition between the white half and the black half, which takes place every 1 2 hours (or half day) is clearly visible from out- side.
  • a fixed indicator point 23a arranged in circular opening 23e helps to visually fix the transition.
  • Fig. 7(a)-(d) shows various position of day/night indicator 23 , wherein Fig. 7(a) relates to a time around 1 7:00, Fig. 7(b) relates to a time around 1 9:00, Fig. 7(c) could be between around 22 :00 and 2:00, Fig. 7(d) relates to a time around 5 :00, and Fig. 7(e) relates to a time between around 1 0:00 and 1 4:00.
  • Fig. 8 shows two examples of indicates times, whereby Fig. 8(a) relates to an a.m. time of 5 :32:26 , while Fig. 8(b) relates to a p.m. time of 1 3: 1 5: 1 3.

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L'invention concerne un procédé destiné à indiquer l'heure à l'aide d'au moins une partie mobile (24b) et d'une échelle fixe associée (24a), ladite au moins une partie mobile (24b) se déplaçant par rapport à ladite échelle fixe associée (24a) et ladite heure indiquée résultant de la position réelle de ladite au moins une partie mobile (24b) par rapport à ladite échelle fixe associée (24a). Il est possible d'obtenir plus de liberté pour la disposition d'un moyen d'indication d'heure différent sur une montre ou une horloge en faisant en sorte que ladite heure indiquée soit la somme d'une heure de base, qui est déterminée par la position réelle de ladite partie mobile (24b) seule, et d'une heure supplémentaire, qui est déterminée par la position de ladite partie mobile (24b) par rapport à ladite échelle fixe associée (24a).
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