G04B9/005

Timepiece
11550261 · 2023-01-10 · ·

A timepiece having multiple springs while reducing the plane size of the movement. The timepiece has a first barrel including a first barrel arbor, a first spring, and a first barrel wheel; and a second barrel including a second barrel arbor, a second spring, and a second barrel wheel, disposed to a position not superimposed with the first barrel in a plan view from the axial direction of the first barrel arbor and the second barrel arbor, and having rotation of the first barrel transferred thereto; a planetary gear mechanism having a display pivot that turns in a first direction when rotation of the first ratchet wheel that turns in unison with the first barrel arbor is transferred, and turns in a second direction opposite the first direction when rotation of the second barrel wheel is transferred, and is disposed to a position not superimposed with the first barrel and the second barrel in plan view; and a power reserve wheel train including multiple wheels that transfer rotation of the first ratchet wheel to the planetary gear mechanism, and having one of the multiple wheels axially supported by the second barrel arbor.

Timepiece display mechanism with a resilient hand

A timepiece display mechanism with a resilient hand including a first and second device for driving, about an output axis, a first and a second pipe mounted at the ends of a flexible strip, and including a display index distant from the pipes, these drive devices being arranged to deform the flexible strip, by varying the angular position of one pipe with respect to the other about the output axis, and to vary the radial position of the display index with respect to this axis, this mechanism includes a first differential on the drive train of the first pipe, one input of which is formed by a first cam, and a second differential on the drive train of the second pipe, one input of which is formed by a second cam.

Power reserve indicator mechanism for horology

A power reserve indicator mechanism is for displaying the power reserve of an energy storage of a timepiece movement, powered in a winding phase by an input wheel actuated by a winding-stem or an automatic winding mechanism of the movement, or by an external winder, and arranged to restore energy in the unwinding phase via an output wheel. The power reserve indicator mechanism includes at least one display wheel set indirectly driven by the input wheel or by the output wheel, via a differential mechanism of which the input wheel and the output wheel constitute two inputs, and, at a single output, an output wheel set directly or indirectly driving the display wheel set.

Watch
20230057778 · 2023-02-23 ·

A watch includes an hour hand and a minute hand, a dial including a plurality of time graduations indicating time by being pointed by the hour hand and the minute hand, and a dial plate including a graduation for predetermined information different from the time, and supported by a rotary shaft, wherein in plan view from a normal direction of the dial, the rotary shaft overlaps with a pointing graduation, which is one of the time graduations, and the predetermined information is indicated by the graduation of the dial plate in an extension direction of the pointing graduation.

Timepiece
11625004 · 2023-04-11 · ·

A timepiece includes a mainspring, a power reserve hand configured to indicate a remaining amount of windup of the mainspring, an indicator wheel provided with the power reserve hand attached thereto, and a solar wheel configured to rotate in a first direction when the mainspring is wound, rotate in a second direction reverse to the first direction when the mainspring is unwound, and provided with at least two pinions, one of the pinions configured to drive the indicator wheel.

HOROLOGICAL DISPLAY MECHANISM WITH AN ELASTIC HAND
20210373497 · 2021-12-02 · ·

A horological display mechanism with an elastic hand (1) for driving, about a shaft (D), pipes mounted at the ends of a flexible blade (3), arranged to deform the flexible blade (3), including a mechanism acting on the drive train of the first pipe (2) and of the second pipe (4) and which includes two planetary wheels (82; 84) for driving the pipes (2; 4), and an input planet-carrier chassis (180) for driving the hand (1), and rotatable with a regulation cam (801), the track (802) of which includes a rising edge and falling edge. An elastic arm (803) has a distal end which cooperates with the track and a rising edge of which raises the elastic arm (803) away from the axis of the cam to consume torque, and a falling edge which makes the elastic arm move back towards the axis to restore torque to the system.

MECHANICAL HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT WITH POWER RESERVE DETECTION

A mechanical horological movement (1) including at least one barrel system (2) for driving a set of wheels and power reserve detector. The detector (10) includes a control wheel (3) disposed opposite the cage of the barrel system (2) and is rotated by a complementary wheel (8) at the differential output to determine a power reserve level. An aperture (13) has a first end (21) to define a complete charge of the barrel system and a second end (22) to define a complete discharge. A lever (4) is rotatably mounted about a lever axis parallel to the axis of rotation of the control wheel. A contact element (5) disposed in the aperture contacts the second end during a zero power reserve indication. A portion of the lever contacts a component of the movement to stop its operation when power reserve indication is at zero.

System and method for determining at least one parameter relating to an angular movement of an arbor

A system and method to determine angular movement of an arbor integral with a crown of a watch, the arbor being rotatable on itself in a longitudinal direction. The system includes a rotating reflector mounted on the arbor, and two emitter/detector pairs disposed on either side of the reflector, each including a light source for illuminating the reflector, and a light detector for receiving the light reflected on the reflector and for generating an electrical signal representative of the reflected light. A processor processes the electrical signals, and determines a parameter relating to the angular movement of the arbor. The rotating reflector is a cylinder of revolution and light absorption points are made on the circumference of an external cylindrical surface. When the reflector rotates in a regular manner and in the same direction of rotation, the representative electrical signal generated by each detector has a sinusoidal shape.

Horological display mechanism with an elastic hand
11774909 · 2023-10-03 · ·

A horological display mechanism with an elastic hand (1) for driving, about a shaft (D), pipes mounted at the ends of a flexible blade (3), arranged to deform the flexible blade (3), including a mechanism acting on the drive train of the first pipe (2) and of the second pipe (4) and which includes two planetary wheels (82; 84) for driving the pipes (2; 4), and an input planet-carrier chassis (180) for driving the hand (1), and rotatable with a regulation cam (801), the track (802) of which includes a rising edge and falling edge. An elastic arm (803) has a distal end which cooperates with the track and a rising edge of which raises the elastic arm (803) away from the axis of the cam to consume torque, and a falling edge which makes the elastic arm move back towards the axis to restore torque to the system.

TIMEPIECE DISPLAY DEVICE ON SEVERAL WHEELS

A timepiece including a timepiece mechanism (200) and a display device (100) for displaying a magnitude relating to the timepiece mechanism (200), in combination on wheels (1 2) driven by rotational movements in the same direction of rotation by at least one output (3; 4) of the timepiece mechanism (200), at least one wheel (1; 2) being integral in rotation with an indicator (60) to display a representation of this magnitude by the angular difference between the wheels (1; 2) or between a wheel (1; 2) and a fixed scale, the timepiece mechanism (200) driving, at a given time, a single wheel (1; 2) by a single output (3; 4), the display device (100) including internal means for driving one of the wheels (1; 2) by another, and the display device and/or the timepiece mechanism includes means for disengagement in at least one end-of-travel position of a wheel (1; 2).