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EP2442191B1
EP2442191B1 EP10187896.5A EP10187896A EP2442191B1 EP 2442191 B1 EP2442191 B1 EP 2442191B1 EP 10187896 A EP10187896 A EP 10187896A EP 2442191 B1 EP2442191 B1 EP 2442191B1
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Raphaƫl Courvoisier
Roman Egli
Thierry Conus
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    • 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
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    • 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
    • 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
    • G04B19/24—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars
    • G04B19/243—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars characterised by the shape of the date indicator
    • G04B19/247—Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators, i.e. calendar clocks or watches; Clockwork calendars characterised by the shape of the date indicator disc-shaped
    • 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
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  • the invention relates to a timepiece with an analogue display, comprising a clockwork movement provided with a mechanical output, located on an axis of said movement, and a display assembly provided with at least one device for display of the time driven by said mechanical output, the display assembly being separated from the clockwork movement and connected to a fixed part of this movement by support means which allow several different positions of said display device around the output axis of the movement.
  • a manufacturer to rationally produce different models of watches, uses in a known manner the same model of watch movement (in other words a "caliber") in combination with different display sets.
  • Each of these sets comprises the desired display members (hour, minute and second hands, date indicators, chronograph hands, etc.) and the gearing necessary to drive these members from one or more mechanical outputs of the movement. .
  • Such a set is commonly called a ā€œmoduleā€, because it is often intended to be able to replace it with a different module on the same clock movement, called ā€œbasic movementā€.
  • a display module distinct from the basic movement makes it possible in particular to use an off-center display device, for example a small second, or to change the module to change display type, for example with a needle retrograde, or to add a display device, for example a display 24 hours, without having to develop each time a new movement.
  • an off-center display device for example a small second
  • change the module to change display type for example with a needle retrograde
  • add a display device for example a display 24 hours
  • such a module is designed for one or more predefined display functions and, if we want to produce a modified watch model, it is obviously necessary to modify the display module, which induces a reengineering of the module while complicating production and storage by increasing the number of component references.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome all or part of the aforementioned drawbacks by proposing a modular display system for timepieces and, in particular for watches, offering an enlarged modularity to allow mounting one or more devices.
  • display of different types, on a single basic motion model whose output drives the display assembly.
  • This display system according to the invention which can be called ā€œconfigurableā€, makes it possible to maintain a modular construction while providing additional flexibility as to the positioning of the display devices, as well as to the diversity and the combination of them.
  • the invention relates, in a first embodiment, to a timepiece according to claim 1 and, in a second embodiment, to a timepiece according to claim 5.
  • an intermediate support which can be fixed by conventional means on the fixed part of the basic movement allows to offer a large number of mounting positions to one or more display devices.
  • these can be of different types and be formed by individual elements designed to attach to support members versatile incorporated in the intermediate support.
  • the system therefore allows a multitude of display variants without any change of mechanical part on the same basic movement.
  • control means and / or correction such as, for example, a crown, is no longer a brake positioning the displays of the timepiece.
  • the exemplary embodiment illustrated by the Figures 1 to 4 has a time display of the type called "regulatorā€, shown schematically in the figure 11 , with a minute hand M in the center, an hour hand H off-center and shorter than the minute hand, and a second hand S which is here a small second, off-center opposite the hour hand .
  • a time display of the type called "regulatorā€ shown schematically in the figure 11 , with a minute hand M in the center, an hour hand H off-center and shorter than the minute hand, and a second hand S which is here a small second, off-center opposite the hour hand .
  • the axes of the needles H, M and S, aligned with the figure 11 can be positioned completely independently of each other.
  • a calendar display comprising here a date disk appearing in a window D of the dial.
  • the manufacturer can place this window in any position on the circumference of the dial.
  • the display of the date by another type of display is also possible as, for example, using a needle.
  • the timepiece As mentioned above, the timepiece, a watch described here, comprises a base movement 1 called basic, current type, and various display devices driven by this movement 1, but can be arranged in different configurations to allow to realize watches with different displays with the same mechanical components.
  • the basic movement 1 can be any mechanical or electromechanical watch movement, for example quartz.
  • the base movement 1 thus comprises a mechanical output of geometric axis 2, generally a roadway and in the figures presented above an axis of the seconds inside the roadway.
  • a fixed part 10 here the plate
  • a second axis 11 provided with a seconds wheel 12 and guided by means of a fixed tube 9, a roadway 13, a driving wheel 14 and a wheel hours 15 driven by the toothing 13a of the floor 13 via the usual timer train (not visible in the drawings).
  • a control rod 16 provided with a ring 16a, and a corrector wheel 17 and a corrector gear 18 which are controlled by the rod 16.
  • the seconds axis 11 and the roadway 13 constitute the mechanical output to cause the display of the time.
  • the mechanical output is at the center of the movement 1, advantageously according to the invention, but this is not a mandatory characteristic.
  • the hour wheel 15 of the basic movement 1 is not used directly for the display of the time, that is to say that no needle is integral.
  • the hour wheel 15 is used, in a known manner, to drive the calendar display in the usual manner by means of a wheel (not visible in the drawings) making one turn per day and, according to the invention, to drive at least one display device.
  • the display of the calendar is formed by means of a date ring 20.
  • This ring is here in two stages, with two annular discs 21 and 22 connected by pillars 23.
  • the movement 1 comprises a lower disc 21 provided with an internal toothing is slidably mounted on the plate 10.
  • the display of the calendar surrounds the display devices and comprises a second annular disc 22 mounted on the first 21 according to the spacing of the pillars 23 corresponding substantially to the thickness of the display assembly to present the display of said calendar on the second annular disk closest to said analog display, that is to say, as visible to Figures 8 to 18 as close as possible to window D. Therefore, in the example of Figures 1 to 7 , the display of the calendar presenting the date, the upper face of the disc 22 carries the thirty-one calendar days.
  • the current time is indicated by means of a time display assembly 30 (indicated in FIG. figure 11 ) comprising at least one display device and, preferably, two independent display devices, each of which is individually driven by the output of the base movement 1 and reported on a fixed part 10, here the plate, of the movement 1 by means of support means.
  • a first device can thus be driven from the roadway 13 and display the hour and the minute, by means of the needle H and the needle M.
  • the second device can be driven from the axis of seconds 11 and display the second using the S needle. It is quite possible, however, that a single display device can drive the three hands H, M, S or that it displays less information .
  • the needle H is off-center at 12 o'clock, the needle M is in the center and the needle S forms a small second at 6 o'clock.
  • This display configuration is represented at figure 11 .
  • the display assembly comprises two display devices 31 and 32 which are connected to a fixed part 10, here the plate, of the movement 1 by support means. These include an intermediate support and support members.
  • the intermediate support is formed by an at least partially circular rail 34 centered relative to the axis 2 and fixed to the fixed portion 10 by screws 35.
  • the rail 34 here has a flat shape.
  • the support members comprise, in addition to its upper and lateral surfaces, twelve stepped orifices 36 adapted to receive screw feet 37 so as to fix on the rail 34 at least one display device in different positions, on manufacturer's choice.
  • orifices 36 are regularly spaced, with an angular pitch P which is here 30 Ā°. The manufacturer thus has twelve possible positions for each display device 31, 32 of the display assembly 30.
  • each display device 31, 32 is fixed to the rail 34 by means of two screws 38 associated with the screw feet 37 and that six of the orifices 36 remain free, allowing these devices to be moved, or to fix one or several additional display devices. It is therefore immediately apparent that the invention makes it possible, advantageously, once the first display device 31 is fixed on the rail 34, to still offer many possibilities for placing the second display device 32 in different positions along of the rail 34, at the choice of the manufacturer thanks to the support members formed by the orifices 36 still free. This will appear later with reference to Figures 16 and 17 .
  • the manufacturer wanted to have a greater number of possible positions of the devices, he could simply use a rail with a larger number of orifices 36 having a pitch P less than 30 Ā°, or give to these orifices an oblong shape, offering an infinity of positions.
  • it could provide another method of fixing certain devices, for example if a device has a frame straddling the rail and provided with a lateral tightening screw, with or without notches on the rail.
  • the rail 34 could be discontinuous, that is to say include one or more sections in an arc in order to release certain spaces, for example for the passage of a functional connection between a display device and the control rod 16 or the calendar driving member of the basic movement 1.
  • Each of the display devices 31, 32 comprises a frame here called carriage, since it can be positioned by displacement along the rail 34.
  • This carriage fixed to the rail 34 by the screws 38 engaging in the feet screw 37, can be likened to a platinum for the mechanical components that make up each display device 31, 32.
  • the carriage 41 of the hour / minute display 31 is provided with three shafts 42, 43 and 44 for use as pivot axes.
  • the shaft 42 carries an upper roadway 45 provided with the minute hand M and a wheel 46.
  • the shaft 43 receives a gun 47 equipped with the hour hand H and an upper hour wheel 48.
  • the shaft 44 supports a higher clockwork wheel 49 connecting the pinion of the upper roadway 45 to the upper wheel 48 with the usual transmission ratio.
  • the carriage 41 further comprises a bearing supporting the axis 51 (visible in figure 3 ) a double return 50, which connects the wheel 46 of the upper road 45 to a driving wheel 52 fixed on the floor 13 of the base movement 1. Because the rail 34 and its row of orifices 36 are centered on the axis 2 of the output of the movement 1, the double return 50 is engaged with the wheel 52 in any of the possible positions of the display device 31 on the rail 34.
  • the transmission ratio of the reference double 50 is 1: 1, so that the needles M and H rotate at the same speed as the wheels 14 and 15 of the base movement 1.
  • the carriage 54 of the display device 32 carries a bridge 55.
  • This bridge 55 and the carriage 54 are provided with two pairs of stones to support respectively a small second axis 56 and a return 58.
  • the pin 56 is equipped with a wheel 57 and the small second needle S while the gear 58 is engaged with the wheel 57.
  • the gear 58 is also engaged with a second drive wheel 59 attached to the wheel 57. top of the axis of seconds 11 instead of the usual central second hand.
  • the gear 58 remains geared to the wheel 59.
  • the wheels 57 and 59 have the same diameter so that they can rotate at the same speed.
  • a central corrector wheel 62 is rotatably mounted on the floor 13 of the base movement 1 and fixed axially with a spring 63 (referenced in figure 3 ). It can be driven by the correction wheel 17 via the train of two corrector counters 18 and 64 mounted on the plate 10 of the basic movement 1.
  • a display device requiring a correction function can be mounted no matter where along the rail 34, remaining in engagement with both the central corrector wheel 62 and with the wheel which normally drives this device, for example the hour wheel 15.
  • the system combining the rail as an intermediate support with several display devices makes it possible not only to place the displays of these devices in different positions, without changing the components, but also to replace a display device with a different device in order to to diversify the range of products of the manufacturer. It may be a device displaying another size, but also a device displaying the same size, but in a different way, for example with a disc, a drum, a retrograde needle or even with a second ordinary needle to, for example, display a fixed shift time zone.
  • the intermediate support of the display assembly is in the form of a frame 70 fixed to a fixed portion 10, here the plate, of the base movement 1 at least partially overlap.
  • the frame 70 is in the form of a circular plate, with a central opening 71 opposite the mechanical output of the base movement 1.
  • the movement 1 is the same as that of the first embodiment and it is also equipped with the same date display by means of the two-stage ring 20, whose upper disc 22 carries the dates appearing in the window D shown in the Figures 8 to 18 .
  • the elements of the time display assembly of the watch are mounted on the frame 70 or, preferably, between the frame 70 and at least one bridge 72.
  • a single bridge 72 substantially circular plate-shaped and the same diameter as the frame 70.
  • Each bridge 72 and the frame 70 are positioned and, consequently, fixed together to a fixed part 10, here the plate, by means of several screws 73 each passing successively through a bridge hole 74, a tubular spacer (not shown) defining the spacing between each bridge 72 and the frame 70, and a hole 76 of the frame 70.
  • each screw 73 is held in the plate 10 by screwing into a threaded hole 77 of the plate 10.
  • the locations of the holes 77 do not follow no particular distribution. Thus, they should rather be chosen according to the zones available on the fixed part 10 of the movement 1.
  • the frame 70 and the bridge 72 comprise several series of support members to mount the mechanical elements of the display assembly.
  • a ring of twelve pivoting holes 87 in the frame 70 on a circle of relatively large diameter, and, in line with them, a ring of twelve wider holes 88 in the The wider diameter of the holes 88 makes it possible to receive different elements according to the needs, in particular a tree, or a cushion of the plug or clock type, as will be seen below.
  • a second series of six pivoting holes 89 in the frame 70 distributed substantially in a ring and, vertically, a second ring of six wider holes 90 in the bridge 72
  • the second set of holes 89 is staggered of the first set of holes 87 and is closer to the outlet axis 2.
  • the second set of holes 90 is staggered from the first set of holes 88 and is closer to the output axis 2. It will therefore be understood that a wheel mounted using one of the pairs of holes 89 and 90 may mesh with a mobile supported by one and / or the other of the two adjacent pairs of holes 87 and 88.
  • the bridge 72 may also comprise a third series in a ring of six holes 91 each formed between two holes 88 and a fourth ring series of twelve holes 92, each being formed radially aligned with a hole 88 between the latter and the outer edge of the bridge 72.
  • the third and fourth series are intended to increase the modularity and / or add functionality to the display devices as explained below.
  • the mechanical output of the basic movement 1 is visible more particularly at the figure 6 .
  • the fixed part 10 is recognized, here the plate, the second axis 11 provided with the seconds wheel 12 and guided by means of a fixed tube 9, the roadway 13, the driving wheel 14 and the hour wheel 15 driven by the teeth 13a of the floor 13 via the usual timer train (not visible in the drawings).
  • the roadway 13 used here replaces that of the original movement because it is shorter.
  • Its upper end is provided with an upper drive wheel 94 of diameter small enough to take place in the central opening 71 of the frame 70.
  • Above the wheel 94 is the second drive wheel 95, fixed at the end of the axis 11.
  • the frame 70 and the bridge 72 carry two time display devices 111 and 112 driven by the output of the movement 1 described above.
  • the first display device 111 of the "regulator" type, such as that 31 of the first embodiment, displays the time by the decentered needle H and the minute by the central hand M. This is carried by a upper roadway 96 provided with teeth 97 and pivoting on a shaft 98 fixed to the center of the bridge 72.
  • the hour hand H is carried by the barrel of a wheel 100 which pivots on a shaft 101 mounted in one of the 88 holes of the bridge 72, in this case the hole in the direction of the top of the dial of the watch.
  • the mobiles 100, 96 hours and minutes of the display device 111 are connected by a timer mobile 102 having a timer axis 103 rotatably mounted in a guide tube 104 driven into a hole 91 of the bridge 72.
  • the axis 103 carries a timing gear 105 in engagement with the wheel 100, an upper board 106 meshing with the toothing of the upper roadway 96, and a hub 107 integral with a lower board 108 which is engaged with the upper driving wheel 94 of the floor 13 of the basic movement 1.
  • the two boards 106 and 108 are identical, to simplify the manufacture, and form a double return playing the same role as the double return 50 of the first embodiment.
  • the transmission ratio of the timer between the upper roadway 96 and the wheel 100 is preferably equal to 1:12. However, if it was desired that the hour hand H turn in 24 hours only, it would be sufficient to change the diameters of the wheel 100 and pinion 105.
  • the second time display device 112 is of the small second type, with the second needle S off-center similarly to that 32 of the first embodiment.
  • This needle S is carried by an axis 113.
  • the latter is provided with a pinion 114 and is guided between a pad 115 (plug or stone) driven into one of the holes 88 of the bridge 72 and one of the holes 87 of the built 70.
  • the small seconds gear 114 is connected to the drive wheel 95 via an intermediate wheel 116 whose axis 117 pivots in one of the holes 89 of the frame 70 and a bearing 119 (plug or stone) driven into one of the holes 90 of the bridge 72.
  • the drive wheel 95 and the pinion 114 preferably have the same diameter, in order to rotate at the same speed.
  • a magnetized pin 118 is driven into one of the holes 92 in front of the pinion 114.
  • the pin 118 advantageously makes it possible to act on the toothing of the pinion 114 in order to brake it when one of its teeth is plumbed. pin 118 in order to reduce the oscillations of the needle S.
  • the two time display devices 111 and 112 respectively fulfill the same functions as the two display devices 31 and 32 of the first embodiment and may also each occupy twelve distinct positions mutually offset in steps of 30 Ā°, on the circumference of the dial of the watch. Simple solutions can still allow other positions.
  • the second embodiment it is possible to provide, in the bridge 72 and the frame 70, more or fewer holes 74, 76 to increase or decrease the number of fixing screws 73.
  • the game could then be shifted by 15 degrees (0.5 ā‡ P) or 45 degrees (1.5 ā‡ P) compared to the first.
  • FIG. 5 to 7 shows a relatively thin construction of a display assembly according to the invention. This low height is allowed in particular by the fact that here there is no provision for a corrector in the display assembly itself, but only the corrector of the basic movement 1. Nevertheless, the second embodiment could also be designed with a central corrector wheel such as the wheel 62 described above, to correct for example the indication of a second time zone or a calendar display supported by the frame 70 and the bridge 72.
  • bridge 72 could be replaced by a different bridge cooperating with the same frame 70, depending on the needs, or even by several separate bridges, without resulting in a sharp increase in the number of blanks at the manufacturer. .
  • the possible use of two frame designs as needed would not make much of the manufacturing and storage of parts, compared to the earlier solution of manufacturing and storing a plurality of complete display devices.
  • the time display device 111 can easily be modified for this purpose.
  • the hour wheel 100 could be placed on a gun rotating around the roadway 96, remaining in engagement with the timer gear 105 by virtue of the equidistance of the holes of the bridge 72.
  • the central second hand S may be worn in the usual manner by an axis passing through the shaft 98 and coupled to the axis 11 of the base movement 1. If, on the contrary, we keep the display device 112 of small second, we obtain the configuration of the figure 9 .
  • FIGS 11 to 15 schematically show other time display configurations by hour hands H, minutes M and seconds S, which can be easily performed on the same base movement 1 using the present invention.
  • the date window display D may or may not be present, and that the window D may be in many different positions, in particular to combine harmoniously with the various graduations associated with displays of the type, for example , needles H, M, S.
  • FIGs 16 to 18 give an overview of the very wide modularity of a watch display that can be offered by the present invention. As visible at figure 18 when the angular pitch P is 30 Ā° in accordance with the two embodiments described above, it can be seen that a distribution according to six main axes 81 to 86 is already possible with the same basic pattern 1 movement of the current model.
  • the latter can occupy any of the twelve positions 120 corresponding to the axes 81 to 86, without any change of mechanical parts.
  • the date window D can also occupy any position, such as, in particular, positioned permanently opposite the small second relative to the axis 2, if desired.
  • the small second S at a position 120 it remains possible to place one or more additional display devices.
  • the display assembly comprises an off-center display with the needles H and M. Therefore, the small second S can occupy up to seven different positions 121 along an arc centered on the axis 2 of the output of the basic movement 1 without any change of mechanical parts. Incidentally, the date window D can also occupy any position. In addition, by placing the small second S towards the most lateral positions 121, it may be envisaged to place an additional display device.
  • control rod 16 and its crown 16a in twelve directions different without any modification of the basic movement 1 and the display assembly, that is to say without any change of mechanical parts.
  • the present invention allows many different configurations of a time display or not with a very small set of parts.
  • One skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention offers the same advantages for displays of other types driven from the basic movement, including chronograph, calendar, power reserve or moon phase displays. It also makes it easy to combine a basic movement of the current type with displays of special types, for example with retrograde hands, without transformation of the main mechanical components of the watch.
  • the references used are close to those of the corresponding elements of the second embodiment, in particular with respect to those of the figure 7 .
  • the frame 70 ' which can be fixed to a fixed portion 10 of the movement 1 by means of several screws passing through each, a hole 76' of the frame 70 '.
  • the frame 70 ' has several series of support members for mounting the mechanical elements of the display assembly.
  • a ring of twelve positioning holes 87 'in the lower part of the frame 70' which each opens to a wider hole 88 'of the upper part of the frame 70'.
  • the holes 88 'thus also form a crown of twelve wider holes 88'.
  • the diameters of the holes 87 ', 88' make it possible to receive different elements according to the needs as for the second embodiment.
  • a recess 71 ' is formed in the upper part of the frame 70'.
  • the recess 71 ' is intended to be mounted opposite the mechanical outlet and communicates tangentially with the holes 88'. It is understood that a mobile present in a hole 88 'can thus mesh with a mobile positioned in the recess 71' and in particular fixed in the hole 89 'facing said hole 88'.
  • an axis 113 ' has been positioned in a hole 88' by fixing one of its ends in the corresponding hole 87 '. It has also been added a first 98 'and a second 101' shafts respectively fixed in a central hole of the upper part of the frame 70 'and in another hole 87' to show two pivot levels similarly to the second embodiment.
  • the shaft 101 ' has a foot 100' fixed in a hole 87 'to project the shaft 101' of the upper part of the frame 70 '.
  • two guide tubes 104 ' have been mounted in two separate holes 89'.
  • the third embodiment through the holes 87 ', 88' and 89 ' also allows great modularity and / or add functionality to display devices as explained above.
  • a portion of the display assembly 30 is integral with the fixed part 10 of the movement 1. It can thus be possible imagine that the intermediate portion 34, 70, 72 and / or 70 'of the display assembly 30 is wholly or partially shaped with the fixed portion 10 used to mount the display assembly 30 as, for example, the platen of the movement 1.
  • the fixed portion 10 of the movement 1 can not be limited to its plate but can also be a bridge or even part of the drive mechanism of the calendar display.
  • the symmetry of the intermediate means 34, 70, 72, 70 'in conjunction with that of the fixing holes 76, 76' also allows the positioning of the displays to be modified. without modifying the mounting of the display devices 31, 32, 111, 112.
  • the calendar element can not be limited to a date ring 20 with two annular disks 21 and 22 connected by pillars 23. It is only important to make a spacing relative to the plane of the drive mechanism of the movement of base 1. This spacing substantially corresponds to the thickness of the display assembly 30 in order to present the display of said calendar as close as possible to said analog display, that is to say, in the case of Figures 8 to 18 , in line with the D office.
  • the date element may be a cylinder whose inner diameter comprises a toothing adapted to mesh with said base movement drive mechanism 1 and whose height extends according to said spacing. It is also possible to lighten this alternative to hollow out part of the cylinder as shown in figure 21 . It is thus possible to obtain a one-piece date ring 20 'whose section is substantially S-shaped having an upper portion 22' bearing the date scale and a lower portion 21 'having a toothing 24'. The lower portions 21 'and upper 22' may further be connected by a wall 23 'whole or partially hollow.

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Domaine de l'inventionField of the invention

L'invention se rapporte Ć  une piĆØce d'horlogerie Ć  affichage analogique, comportant un mouvement d'horlogerie pourvu d'une sortie mĆ©canique, situĆ©e sur un axe dudit mouvement, et un ensemble d'affichage pourvu d'au moins un dispositif d'affichage du temps entraĆ®nĆ© par ladite sortie mĆ©canique, l'ensemble d'affichage Ć©tant sĆ©parĆ© du mouvement d'horlogerie et liĆ© Ć  une partie fixe de ce mouvement par des moyens de support qui permettent plusieurs positions diffĆ©rentes dudit dispositif d'affichage autour de l'axe de sortie du mouvement.The invention relates to a timepiece with an analogue display, comprising a clockwork movement provided with a mechanical output, located on an axis of said movement, and a display assembly provided with at least one device for display of the time driven by said mechanical output, the display assembly being separated from the clockwork movement and connected to a fixed part of this movement by support means which allow several different positions of said display device around the output axis of the movement.

ArriĆØre plan de l'inventionBackground of the invention

Un fabricant, pour produire de maniĆØre rationnelle diffĆ©rents modĆØles de montres, utilise de maniĆØre connue un mĆŖme modĆØle de mouvement d'horlogerie (autrement dit un Ā« calibre Ā») en combinaison avec diffĆ©rents ensembles d'affichage. Chacun de ces ensembles comporte les organes d'affichage souhaitĆ©s (aiguilles des heures, minutes et secondes, indicateurs de date, aiguilles de chronographe, etc.) et les rouages nĆ©cessaires pour entraĆ®ner ces organes Ć  partir d'une ou plusieurs sorties mĆ©caniques du mouvement. On appelle couramment Ā« module Ā» un tel ensemble, parce qu'il est souvent prĆ©vu de pouvoir le remplacer par un module diffĆ©rent sur le mĆŖme mouvement d'horlogerie, dit Ā« mouvement de base Ā».A manufacturer, to rationally produce different models of watches, uses in a known manner the same model of watch movement (in other words a "caliber") in combination with different display sets. Each of these sets comprises the desired display members (hour, minute and second hands, date indicators, chronograph hands, etc.) and the gearing necessary to drive these members from one or more mechanical outputs of the movement. . Such a set is commonly called a "module", because it is often intended to be able to replace it with a different module on the same clock movement, called "basic movement".

Dans l'optique d'une production variƩe, l'emploi d'un module d'affichage distinct du mouvement de base permet notamment d'utiliser un dispositif d'affichage dƩcentrƩ, par exemple une petite seconde, ou de changer de module pour changer de type d'affichage, par exemple avec une aiguille rƩtrograde, ou encore pour ajouter un dispositif d'affichage, par exemple un affichage sur 24 heures, sans devoir dƩvelopper chaque fois un nouveau mouvement. Un tel module d'affichage est prƩsentƩ dans les documents EP 1 672 437 , WO 2006/078080 , EP 1 102 135 et EP 2 085 833 .In view of a varied production, the use of a display module distinct from the basic movement makes it possible in particular to use an off-center display device, for example a small second, or to change the module to change display type, for example with a needle retrograde, or to add a display device, for example a display 24 hours, without having to develop each time a new movement. Such a display module is presented in the documents EP 1 672 437 , WO 2006/078080 , EP 1 102 135 and EP 2,085,833 .

Cependant, un tel module est conƧu pour une ou plusieurs fonctions d'affichage prĆ©dĆ©finies et, si l'on veut produire un modĆØle de montre modifiĆ©, il faut Ć©videmment modifier le module d'affichage, ce qui induit une rĆ©ingĆ©nierie du module tout en compliquant la production et le stockage en augmentant le nombre de rĆ©fĆ©rences de composants.However, such a module is designed for one or more predefined display functions and, if we want to produce a modified watch model, it is obviously necessary to modify the display module, which induces a reengineering of the module while complicating production and storage by increasing the number of component references.

RƩsumƩ de l'inventionSummary of the invention

Le but de la prĆ©sente invention est de pallier tout ou partie les inconvĆ©nients citĆ©s prĆ©cĆ©demment en proposant un systĆØme modulaire d'affichage pour piĆØces d'horlogerie et, notamment pour des montres, offrant une modularitĆ© Ć©largie pour permettre de monter un ou plusieurs dispositifs d'affichage, de diffĆ©rents types, sur un seul modĆØle de mouvement de base dont la sortie entraĆ®ne l'ensemble d'affichage. Ce systĆØme d'affichage selon l'invention, qu'on peut appeler Ā« configurable Ā», permet de conserver une construction modulaire tout en amenant une flexibilitĆ© supplĆ©mentaire quant au positionnement des dispositifs d'affichage, ainsi qu'Ć  la diversitĆ© et la combinaison de ceux-ci.The object of the present invention is to overcome all or part of the aforementioned drawbacks by proposing a modular display system for timepieces and, in particular for watches, offering an enlarged modularity to allow mounting one or more devices. display, of different types, on a single basic motion model whose output drives the display assembly. This display system according to the invention, which can be called "configurable", makes it possible to maintain a modular construction while providing additional flexibility as to the positioning of the display devices, as well as to the diversity and the combination of them.

A cet effet, l'invention se rapporte, dans un premier mode de rĆ©alisation, Ć  une piĆØce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 1 et, dans un deuxiĆØme mode de rĆ©alisation, Ć  une piĆØce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 5.For this purpose, the invention relates, in a first embodiment, to a timepiece according to claim 1 and, in a second embodiment, to a timepiece according to claim 5.

L'adjonction d'un support intermĆ©diaire, susceptible d'ĆŖtre fixĆ© par des moyens traditionnels sur la partie fixe du mouvement de base permet d'offrir un grand nombre de positions de montage Ć  un ou plusieurs dispositifs d'affichage. En outre, ceux-ci peuvent ĆŖtre de diffĆ©rents types et ĆŖtre formĆ©s par des Ć©lĆ©ments individuels conƧus pour se fixer sur des organes de support polyvalents incorporĆ©s au support intermĆ©diaire. Le systĆØme permet donc une multitude de variantes d'affichage sans aucun changement de piĆØce mĆ©canique sur un mĆŖme mouvement de base. Avantageusement selon l'invention, on comprend notamment que l'implantation de moyens de commande et/ou de correction comme, par exemple, une couronne, n'est plus un frein au positionnement des afficheurs de la piĆØce d'horlogerie.The addition of an intermediate support, which can be fixed by conventional means on the fixed part of the basic movement allows to offer a large number of mounting positions to one or more display devices. In addition, these can be of different types and be formed by individual elements designed to attach to support members versatile incorporated in the intermediate support. The system therefore allows a multitude of display variants without any change of mechanical part on the same basic movement. Advantageously according to the invention, it is understood that the implementation of control means and / or correction such as, for example, a crown, is no longer a brake positioning the displays of the timepiece.

ConformƩment Ơ d'autres caractƩristiques avantageuses de l'invention :

  • dans trois modes de rĆ©alisation, la sortie mĆ©canique comporte un axe des secondes entourĆ© par une chaussĆ©e ;
  • la piĆØce d'horlogerie comporte au moins deux dispositifs d'affichage ;
  • dans un premier mode de rĆ©alisation, le support intermĆ©diaire comporte un rail au moins partiellement circulaire qui est centrĆ© sur l'axe de sortie du mouvement d'horlogerie ;
  • lesdits organes de support comportent des orifices Ć©quipant le rail pour la fixation et/ou le positionnement de chaque dispositif d'affichage ;
  • les orifices sont distribuĆ©s autour de l'axe de sortie selon un pas angulaire prĆ©dĆ©terminĆ© afin d'offrir beaucoup de possibilitĆ©s de positionnement pour chaque dispositif d'affichage ;
  • chaque dispositif d'affichage est fixĆ© sur ledit rail et est en prise avec une roue de ladite sortie mĆ©canique pour afficher au moins une valeur horaire ;
  • dans des deuxiĆØme et troisiĆØme modes de rĆ©alisation, le support intermĆ©diaire comporte un bĆ¢ti ayant une ouverture centrale en regard de ladite sortie mĆ©canique ;
  • dans un deuxiĆØme mode de rĆ©alisation, au moins un pont est montĆ© espacĆ© du bĆ¢ti, au moins un dispositif d'affichage Ć©tant montĆ© dans l'espacement entre ledit au moins un pont et ledit bĆ¢ti ;
  • lesdits organes de support comportent au moins une sĆ©rie de trous dans ledit bĆ¢ti et au moins une sĆ©rie de trous dans ledit au moins un pont pour la fixation et/ou le positionnement de chaque dispositif d'affichage ;
  • les sĆ©ries de trous sont distribuĆ©es autour de l'axe de sortie selon un pas angulaire prĆ©dĆ©terminĆ© afin d'offrir beaucoup de possibilitĆ©s de positionnement pour chaque dispositif d'affichage ;
  • lesdits organes de support comportent une seconde sĆ©rie de trous dans ledit bĆ¢ti et dans ledit au moins un pont selon un pas angulaire prĆ©dĆ©terminĆ© afin d'offrir encore plus de possibilitĆ©s de positionnement pour chaque dispositif d'affichage ;
  • le bĆ¢ti et ledit au moins un pont sont fixĆ©s ensemble Ć  la partie fixe au moyen de vis traversant chacune ledit au moins un pont et le bĆ¢ti ;
  • dans un troisiĆØme mode de rĆ©alisation, lesdits organes de support comportent au moins une sĆ©rie de trous dans la partie infĆ©rieure du bĆ¢ti et au moins une sĆ©rie de trous dans la partie supĆ©rieur du bĆ¢ti pour la fixation et/ou le positionnement de chaque dispositif d'affichage ;
  • les sĆ©ries de trous sont distribuĆ©es autour de l'axe de sortie selon un pas angulaire prĆ©dĆ©terminĆ© afin d'offrir beaucoup de possibilitĆ©s de positionnement pour chaque dispositif d'affichage ;
  • lesdits organes de support comportent une seconde sĆ©rie de trous dans la partie supĆ©rieure du bĆ¢ti afin chacun de communiquer avec un desdits trous formĆ©s dans la partie infĆ©rieure du bĆ¢ti ;
  • le bĆ¢ti est fixĆ© Ć  la partie fixe au moyen de vis au moins un trou du bĆ¢ti ;
  • dans les deuxiĆØme et troisiĆØme modes de rĆ©alisation, les organes de support sont aptes Ć  recevoir un arbre et/ou un tube et/ou un coussinet ;
  • dans les trois modes de rĆ©alisation, chaque dispositif d'affichage est en prise avec une roue de ladite sortie mĆ©canique pour afficher au moins une valeur horaire ;
  • au moins une partie de l'ensemble d'affichage est venue de forme avec la partie fixe du mouvement d'horlogerie ;
  • le pas angulaire est infĆ©rieur ou Ć©gal Ć  30Ā°.,
  • le mouvement d'horlogerie comporte un mĆ©canisme d'entraĆ®nement d'un afficheur du calendrier et en ce que l'afficheur du calendrier est dĆ©calĆ© par rapport au plan dudit mĆ©canisme d'entraĆ®nement selon un espacement correspondant sensiblement Ć  l'Ć©paisseur de l'ensemble d'affichage afin de prĆ©senter l'affichage dudit calendrier au plus proche dudit affichage analogique.
According to other advantageous features of the invention:
  • in three embodiments, the mechanical output comprises a second axis surrounded by a roadway;
  • the timepiece comprises at least two display devices;
  • in a first embodiment, the intermediate support comprises an at least partially circular rail which is centered on the output axis of the watch movement;
  • said support members comprise orifices fitted to the rail for fixing and / or positioning of each display device;
  • the orifices are distributed around the output axis in a predetermined angular pitch in order to provide a lot of positioning possibilities for each display device;
  • each display device is attached to said rail and is engaged with a wheel of said mechanical output to display at least one time value;
  • in second and third embodiments, the intermediate support comprises a frame having a central opening facing said mechanical outlet;
  • in a second embodiment, at least one bridge is mounted spaced from the frame, at least one display device being mounted in the spacing between said at least one bridge and said frame;
  • said support members comprise at least one series of holes in said frame and at least one series of holes in said at least one bridge for fixing and / or positioning of each display device;
  • the series of holes are distributed around the output axis at a predetermined angular pitch in order to provide a lot of positioning possibilities for each display device;
  • said support members include a second series of holes in said frame and said at least one bridge at a predetermined angular pitch to provide even more positioning capability for each display device;
  • the frame and said at least one bridge are fixed together to the fixed part by means of screws each passing through said at least one bridge and the frame;
  • in a third embodiment, said support members comprise at least one series of holes in the lower part of the frame and at least one series of holes in the upper part of the frame for fixing and / or positioning of each device; display;
  • the series of holes are distributed around the output axis at a predetermined angular pitch in order to provide a lot of positioning possibilities for each display device;
  • said support members comprise a second series of holes in the upper part of the frame in order to communicate with one of said holes formed in the lower part of the frame;
  • the frame is fixed to the fixed part by means of screws at least one hole of the frame;
  • in the second and third embodiments, the support members are adapted to receive a shaft and / or a tube and / or a pad;
  • in the three embodiments, each display device is engaged with a wheel of said mechanical output to display at least one time value;
  • at least a portion of the display assembly has come in shape with the fixed portion of the watch movement;
  • the angular pitch is less than or equal to 30 Ā°.,
  • the watch movement comprises a drive mechanism of a calendar display and in that the calendar display is offset from the plane of said drive mechanism at a spacing substantially corresponding to the thickness of the assembly. display to present the display of said calendar to the nearest of said analog display.

Description sommaire des dessinsBrief description of the drawings

D'autres particularitĆ©s et avantages ressortiront clairement de la description qui en est faite ci-aprĆØs, Ć  titre indicatif et nullement limitatif, en rĆ©fĆ©rence aux dessins annexĆ©s, dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue frontale schĆ©matique d'un ensemble d'affichage selon un premier mode de rĆ©alisation de l'invention, comportant deux dispositifs d'affichage du temps ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue en coupe schĆ©matique suivant la ligne II-II de la figure 1, via le point M ;
  • la figure 3 est une vue agrandie en coupe schĆ©matique suivant la ligne III-III de la figure 1, via le point R ;
  • la figure 4 est une vue Ć©clatĆ©e en perspective d'un ensemble d'affichage selon un premier mode de rĆ©alisation de l'invention ;
  • la figure 5 est une vue frontale schĆ©matique d'un ensemble d'affichage selon un deuxiĆØme mode de rĆ©alisation de l'invention, comportant deux dispositifs d'affichage du temps ;
  • la figure 6 est une vue en coupe schĆ©matique suivant la ligne VI-VI de la figure 5 ;
  • la figure 7 est une vue Ć©clatĆ©e en perspective d'un ensemble d'affichage selon un deuxiĆØme mode de rĆ©alisation de l'invention ;
  • les figures 8 Ć  18 sont des schĆ©mas reprĆ©sentant diffĆ©rentes configurations d'affichage rendu possible selon l'invention avec un mĆŖme mouvement d'horlogerie selon les deux modes de rĆ©alisation ;
  • les figures 19 et 20 sont des reprĆ©sentations d'un troisiĆØme mode de rĆ©alisation d'une piĆØce intermĆ©diaire selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 21 est une vue en coupe d'une alternative de rĆ©alisation d'un afficheur de calendrier selon l'invention.
Other particularities and advantages will emerge clearly from the description which is given hereinafter, by way of indication and in no way limiting, with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
  • the figure 1 is a schematic front view of a display assembly according to a first embodiment of the invention, having two time display devices;
  • the figure 2 is a schematic sectional view along the line II-II of the figure 1 , via the point M;
  • the figure 3 is an enlarged view in schematic section along line III-III of the figure 1 , via the point R;
  • the figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of a display assembly according to a first embodiment of the invention;
  • the figure 5 is a schematic front view of a display assembly according to a second embodiment of the invention, having two time display devices;
  • the figure 6 is a diagrammatic sectional view taken along line VI-VI of the figure 5 ;
  • the figure 7 is an exploded perspective view of a display assembly according to a second embodiment of the invention;
  • the Figures 8 to 18 are diagrams representing different display configurations made possible according to the invention with the same clockwork according to the two embodiments;
  • the Figures 19 and 20 are representations of a third embodiment of an intermediate part according to the invention;
  • the figure 21 is a sectional view of an alternative embodiment of a calendar display according to the invention.

Description dƩtaillƩe des modes de rƩalisation prƩfƩrƩsDetailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments

L'exemple de rĆ©alisation illustrĆ© par les figures 1 Ć  4 comporte un affichage horaire du type dit Ā« rĆ©gulateur Ā», reprĆ©sentĆ© schĆ©matiquement dans la figure 11, avec une aiguille des minutes M au centre, une aiguille des heures H dĆ©centrĆ©e et plus courte que l'aiguille des minutes, et une aiguille des secondes S qui est ici une petite seconde, dĆ©centrĆ©e Ć  l'opposĆ© de l'aiguille des heures. Avantageusement selon l'invention, on verra par la suite que les axes des aiguilles H, M et S, alignĆ©s Ć  la figure 11, peuvent ĆŖtre positionnĆ©s de maniĆØre totalement indĆ©pendante les uns des autres.The exemplary embodiment illustrated by the Figures 1 to 4 has a time display of the type called "regulator", shown schematically in the figure 11 , with a minute hand M in the center, an hour hand H off-center and shorter than the minute hand, and a second hand S which is here a small second, off-center opposite the hour hand . Advantageously according to the invention, it will be seen later that the axes of the needles H, M and S, aligned with the figure 11 , can be positioned completely independently of each other.

Il est prĆ©vu en outre un affichage de calendrier comportant ici un disque de quantiĆØme apparaissant dans un guichet D du cadran. Comme d'habitude, le constructeur peut placer ce guichet dans une position quelconque sur le pourtour du cadran. Bien entendu, l'affichage du quantiĆØme par un autre type d'afficheur est Ć©galement possible comme, par exemple, Ć  l'aide d'une aiguille.There is further provided a calendar display comprising here a date disk appearing in a window D of the dial. As usual, the manufacturer can place this window in any position on the circumference of the dial. Of course, the display of the date by another type of display is also possible as, for example, using a needle.

Comme on l'a mentionnĆ© plus haut, la piĆØce d'horlogerie, une montre dĆ©crite ici, comporte un mouvement 1 dit de base, de type courant, et divers dispositifs d'affichage entraĆ®nĆ©s par ce mouvement 1, mais pouvant ĆŖtre disposĆ©s dans diffĆ©rentes configurations pour permettre de rĆ©aliser des montres prĆ©sentant des afficheurs diffĆ©rents avec les mĆŖmes composants mĆ©caniques. Le mouvement de base 1 peut ĆŖtre tout mouvement d'horlogerie mĆ©canique ou Ć©lectromĆ©canique comme par exemple Ć  quartz.As mentioned above, the timepiece, a watch described here, comprises a base movement 1 called basic, current type, and various display devices driven by this movement 1, but can be arranged in different configurations to allow to realize watches with different displays with the same mechanical components. The basic movement 1 can be any mechanical or electromechanical watch movement, for example quartz.

Le mouvement de base 1 comporte ainsi une sortie mƩcanique d'axe gƩomƩtrique 2, en gƩnƩral une chaussƩe et dans les figures prƩsentƩes ci-dessus un axe des secondes Ơ l'intƩrieur de la chaussƩe. Parmi les ƩlƩments du mouvement de base 1 qui apparaissent dans un premier mode de rƩalisation illustrƩ aux figures 1 Ơ 4, on peut mentionner une partie fixe 10, ici la platine, un axe des secondes 11 muni d'une roue des secondes 12 et guidƩ au moyen d'un tube fixe 9, une chaussƩe 13, une roue entraƮneuse de chaussƩe 14 et une roue des heures 15 entraƮnƩe par la denture 13a de la chaussƩe 13 via le rouage de minuterie habituel (non visible dans les dessins). On peut voir Ʃgalement une tige de commande 16 munie d'une couronne 16a, ainsi qu'une roue de correcteur 17 et un renvoi de correcteur 18 qui sont commandƩs par la tige 16.The base movement 1 thus comprises a mechanical output of geometric axis 2, generally a roadway and in the figures presented above an axis of the seconds inside the roadway. Among the elements of the basic movement 1 that appear in a first embodiment illustrated in FIGS. Figures 1 to 4 there may be mentioned a fixed part 10, here the plate, a second axis 11 provided with a seconds wheel 12 and guided by means of a fixed tube 9, a roadway 13, a driving wheel 14 and a wheel hours 15 driven by the toothing 13a of the floor 13 via the usual timer train (not visible in the drawings). We can also see a control rod 16 provided with a ring 16a, and a corrector wheel 17 and a corrector gear 18 which are controlled by the rod 16.

Par consĆ©quent, l'axe des secondes 11 et la chaussĆ©e 13 constituent la sortie mĆ©canique pour entraĆ®ner l'affichage de l'heure. Dans l'exemple des figures 1 Ć  4, on remarque que la sortie mĆ©canique est au centre du le mouvement 1, de maniĆØre avantageuse selon l'invention, ce n'est toutefois pas une caractĆ©ristique obligatoire. On comprend donc que la roue des heures 15 du mouvement de base 1 n'est pas utilisĆ©e directement pour l'affichage de l'heure, c'est-Ć -dire qu'aucune aiguille n'en est solidaire.
Toutefois, la roue des heures 15 est utilisĆ©e, de maniĆØre connue, pour entraĆ®ner l'affichage de calendrier de la maniĆØre habituelle par l'entremise d'une roue (non visible dans les dessins) faisant un tour par jour et, selon l'invention, pour entraĆ®ner au moins un dispositif d'affichage.Therefore, the seconds axis 11 and the roadway 13 constitute the mechanical output to cause the display of the time. In the example of Figures 1 to 4 it should be noted that the mechanical output is at the center of the movement 1, advantageously according to the invention, but this is not a mandatory characteristic. It is therefore understood that the hour wheel 15 of the basic movement 1 is not used directly for the display of the time, that is to say that no needle is integral.
However, the hour wheel 15 is used, in a known manner, to drive the calendar display in the usual manner by means of a wheel (not visible in the drawings) making one turn per day and, according to the invention, to drive at least one display device.

Dans les figures 1 Ć  7, l'affichage du calendrier est formĆ© au moyen d'un anneau de quantiĆØme 20. Cet anneau est ici Ć  deux Ć©tages, avec deux disques annulaires 21 et 22 reliĆ©s par des piliers 23. De maniĆØre habituelle, le mouvement 1 comporte un disque infĆ©rieur 21 pourvu d'une denture intĆ©rieure est montĆ© de maniĆØre glissante sur la platine 10. Selon l'invention, l'affichage du calendrier entoure les dispositifs d'affichages et comporte un deuxiĆØme disque annulaire 22 montĆ© sur le premier 21 selon l'espacement des piliers 23 correspondant sensiblement Ć  l'Ć©paisseur de l'ensemble d'affichage afin de prĆ©senter l'affichage dudit calendrier sur le deuxiĆØme disque annulaire au plus proche dudit affichage analogique, c'est-Ć -dire, comme visible aux figures 8 Ć  18, le plus proche possible du guichet D. Par consĆ©quent, dans l'exemple des figures 1 Ć  7, l'affichage du calendrier prĆ©sentant le quantiĆØme, la face supĆ©rieure du disque 22 porte les trente et un quantiĆØmes.In the Figures 1 to 7 , the display of the calendar is formed by means of a date ring 20. This ring is here in two stages, with two annular discs 21 and 22 connected by pillars 23. In a usual manner, the movement 1 comprises a lower disc 21 provided with an internal toothing is slidably mounted on the plate 10. According to the invention, the display of the calendar surrounds the display devices and comprises a second annular disc 22 mounted on the first 21 according to the spacing of the pillars 23 corresponding substantially to the thickness of the display assembly to present the display of said calendar on the second annular disk closest to said analog display, that is to say, as visible to Figures 8 to 18 as close as possible to window D. Therefore, in the example of Figures 1 to 7 , the display of the calendar presenting the date, the upper face of the disc 22 carries the thirty-one calendar days.

L'heure courante est indiquĆ©e au moyen d'un ensemble d'affichage horaire 30 (indiquĆ© en figure 11) comprenant au moins un dispositif d'affichage et, prĆ©fĆ©rentiellement, deux dispositifs d'affichage indĆ©pendants, dont chacun est entraĆ®nĆ© individuellement par la sortie du mouvement de base 1 et rapportĆ© sur une partie fixe 10, ici la platine, du mouvement 1 par des moyens de support. Un premier dispositif peut ainsi ĆŖtre entraĆ®nĆ© Ć  partir de la chaussĆ©e 13 et afficher l'heure et la minute, au moyen de l'aiguille H et de l'aiguille M. Le deuxiĆØme dispositif peut lui ĆŖtre entraĆ®nĆ© Ć  partir de l'axe des secondes 11 et afficher la seconde au moyen de l'aiguille S. Il est tout Ć  fait envisageable, toutefois, qu'un unique dispositif d'affichage puisse entraĆ®ner les trois aiguilles H, M, S ou qu'il affiche moins d'informations.The current time is indicated by means of a time display assembly 30 (indicated in FIG. figure 11 ) comprising at least one display device and, preferably, two independent display devices, each of which is individually driven by the output of the base movement 1 and reported on a fixed part 10, here the plate, of the movement 1 by means of support means. A first device can thus be driven from the roadway 13 and display the hour and the minute, by means of the needle H and the needle M. The second device can be driven from the axis of seconds 11 and display the second using the S needle. It is quite possible, however, that a single display device can drive the three hands H, M, S or that it displays less information .

Dans l'exemple des figures 1 Ơ 4 reprƩsentant un premier mode de rƩalisation, l'aiguille H est dƩcentrƩe Ơ 12h, l'aiguille M est au centre et l'aiguille S forme une petite seconde Ơ 6h. Cette configuration d'affichage est reprƩsentƩe Ơ la figure 11. Selon le premier mode de rƩalisation, l'ensemble d'affichage comporte deux dispositifs d'affichage 31 et 32 qui sont reliƩs Ơ une partie fixe 10, ici la platine, du mouvement 1 par des moyens de support. Ces derniers comportent un support intermƩdiaire et des organes de support.In the example of Figures 1 to 4 representing a first embodiment, the needle H is off-center at 12 o'clock, the needle M is in the center and the needle S forms a small second at 6 o'clock. This display configuration is represented at figure 11 . According to the first embodiment, the display assembly comprises two display devices 31 and 32 which are connected to a fixed part 10, here the plate, of the movement 1 by support means. These include an intermediate support and support members.

PrĆ©fĆ©rentiellement, le support intermĆ©diaire est formĆ© par un rail au moins partiellement circulaire 34 centrĆ© par rapport Ć  l'axe 2 et fixĆ© Ć  la partie fixe 10 par des vis 35. Le rail 34 a ici une forme plate. Les organes de support comprennent, dans le cas prĆ©sent, outre ses surfaces supĆ©rieure et latĆ©rales, douze orifices Ć©tagĆ©s 36 aptes Ć  recevoir des pieds-vis 37 pour permettre de fixer sur le rail 34 au moins un dispositif d'affichage dans diffĆ©rentes positions, au choix du constructeur. Dans l'exemple des figures 1 Ć  4, les orifices 36 sont rĆ©guliĆØrement espacĆ©s, avec un pas angulaire P qui est ici de 30Ā°. Le constructeur dispose ainsi de douze positions possibles pour chaque dispositif d'affichage 31, 32 de l'ensemble d'affichage 30.Preferably, the intermediate support is formed by an at least partially circular rail 34 centered relative to the axis 2 and fixed to the fixed portion 10 by screws 35. The rail 34 here has a flat shape. In the present case, the support members comprise, in addition to its upper and lateral surfaces, twelve stepped orifices 36 adapted to receive screw feet 37 so as to fix on the rail 34 at least one display device in different positions, on manufacturer's choice. In the example of Figures 1 to 4 , orifices 36 are regularly spaced, with an angular pitch P which is here 30 Ā°. The manufacturer thus has twelve possible positions for each display device 31, 32 of the display assembly 30.

Dans l'exemple de la figure 1, on voit que chaque dispositif d'affichage 31, 32 est fixĆ© au rail 34 au moyen de deux vis 38 associĆ©es aux pieds-vis 37 et que six des orifices 36 restent libres, permettant soit de dĆ©placer ces dispositifs, soit de fixer un ou plusieurs dispositifs d'affichage supplĆ©mentaires. On perƧoit donc immĆ©diatement que l'invention permet, avantageusement, une fois que le premier dispositif d'affichage 31 est fixĆ© sur le rail 34, d'offrir encore beaucoup de possibilitĆ©s pour placer le second dispositif d'affichage 32 dans diffĆ©rentes positions le long du rail 34, au choix du constructeur grĆ¢ce aux organes de support formĆ©s par les orifices 36 encore libres. Cela apparaĆ®tra plus loin en rĆ©fĆ©rence aux figures 16 et 17.In the example of the figure 1 it can be seen that each display device 31, 32 is fixed to the rail 34 by means of two screws 38 associated with the screw feet 37 and that six of the orifices 36 remain free, allowing these devices to be moved, or to fix one or several additional display devices. It is therefore immediately apparent that the invention makes it possible, advantageously, once the first display device 31 is fixed on the rail 34, to still offer many possibilities for placing the second display device 32 in different positions along of the rail 34, at the choice of the manufacturer thanks to the support members formed by the orifices 36 still free. This will appear later with reference to Figures 16 and 17 .

Bien entendu, si le constructeur dĆ©sirait disposer d'un plus grand nombre de positions possibles des dispositifs, il pourrait simplement utiliser un rail ayant un plus grand nombre d'orifices 36 en ayant un pas P infĆ©rieur Ć  30Ā°, ou donner Ć  ces orifices une forme oblongue, offrant une infinitĆ© de positions. En outre, il pourrait prĆ©voir un autre mode de fixation de certains dispositifs, par exemple si un dispositif prĆ©sente un bĆ¢ti chevauchant le rail et muni d'un serrage latĆ©ral Ć  vis, avec ou sans crans sur le rail. On notera aussi que le rail 34 pourrait ĆŖtre discontinu, c'est-Ć -dire comprendre un ou plusieurs tronƧons en arc de cercle, afin de libĆ©rer certains espaces, par exemple pour le passage d'une liaison fonctionnelle entre un dispositif d'affichage et la tige de commande 16 ou l'organe entraĆ®neur de calendrier du mouvement de base 1.Of course, if the manufacturer wanted to have a greater number of possible positions of the devices, he could simply use a rail with a larger number of orifices 36 having a pitch P less than 30 Ā°, or give to these orifices an oblong shape, offering an infinity of positions. In addition, it could provide another method of fixing certain devices, for example if a device has a frame straddling the rail and provided with a lateral tightening screw, with or without notches on the rail. Note also that the rail 34 could be discontinuous, that is to say include one or more sections in an arc in order to release certain spaces, for example for the passage of a functional connection between a display device and the control rod 16 or the calendar driving member of the basic movement 1.

Chacun des dispositifs d'affichage 31, 32 comporte un bĆ¢ti appelĆ© ici chariot, du fait qu'on peut le positionner par dĆ©placement le long du rail 34. Ce chariot, fixĆ© au rail 34 par les vis 38 s'engageant dans les pieds-vis 37, peut ĆŖtre assimilĆ© Ć  une platine pour les composants mĆ©caniques qui composent chaque dispositif d'affichage 31, 32. On voit dans les figures 2 et 3 que le chariot 41 du dispositif d'affichage heure/minute 31 est pourvu de trois arbres 42, 43 et 44 destinĆ©s Ć  ĆŖtre utilisĆ©s comme axes de pivotement. Ainsi, l'arbre 42 porte une chaussĆ©e supĆ©rieure 45 munie de l'aiguille des minutes M et d'une roue 46. L'arbre 43 reƧoit un canon 47 muni de l'aiguille des heures H et d'une roue supĆ©rieure des heures 48. Enfin, l'arbre 44 supporte un rouage supĆ©rieur de minuterie 49 reliant le pignon de la chaussĆ©e supĆ©rieur 45 Ć  la roue supĆ©rieur 48 avec le rapport de transmission habituel.Each of the display devices 31, 32 comprises a frame here called carriage, since it can be positioned by displacement along the rail 34. This carriage, fixed to the rail 34 by the screws 38 engaging in the feet screw 37, can be likened to a platinum for the mechanical components that make up each display device 31, 32. figures 2 and 3 that the carriage 41 of the hour / minute display 31 is provided with three shafts 42, 43 and 44 for use as pivot axes. Thus, the shaft 42 carries an upper roadway 45 provided with the minute hand M and a wheel 46. The shaft 43 receives a gun 47 equipped with the hour hand H and an upper hour wheel 48. Finally, the shaft 44 supports a higher clockwork wheel 49 connecting the pinion of the upper roadway 45 to the upper wheel 48 with the usual transmission ratio.

Le chariot 41 comporte en outre un palier supportant l'axe 51 (visible en figure 3) d'un renvoi double 50, lequel relie la roue 46 de la chaussĆ©e supĆ©rieure 45 Ć  une roue entraĆ®neuse 52 fixĆ©e sur la chaussĆ©e 13 du mouvement de base 1. Du fait que le rail 34 et sa rangĆ©e d'orifices 36 sont centrĆ©s sur l'axe 2 de la sortie du mouvement 1, le renvoi double 50 est en prise avec la roue 52 dans n'importe laquelle des positions possibles du dispositif d'affichage 31 sur le rail 34. Bien entendu, le rapport de transmission du renvoi double 50 est de 1:1, de sorte que les aiguilles M et H tournent Ć  la mĆŖme vitesse que les roues 14 et 15 du mouvement de base 1.The carriage 41 further comprises a bearing supporting the axis 51 (visible in figure 3 ) a double return 50, which connects the wheel 46 of the upper road 45 to a driving wheel 52 fixed on the floor 13 of the base movement 1. Because the rail 34 and its row of orifices 36 are centered on the axis 2 of the output of the movement 1, the double return 50 is engaged with the wheel 52 in any of the possible positions of the display device 31 on the rail 34. Of course, the transmission ratio of the reference double 50 is 1: 1, so that the needles M and H rotate at the same speed as the wheels 14 and 15 of the base movement 1.

Le chariot 54 du dispositif d'affichage 32 porte un pont 55. Ce pont 55 et le chariot 54 sont munis de deux paires de pierres pour supporter respectivement un axe de petite seconde 56 et un renvoi 58. Comme visible dans l'exemple de la figure 2, l'axe 56 est Ć©quipĆ© d'une roue 57 et de l'aiguille de petite seconde S tandis que le renvoi 58 est en prise avec la roue 57. Le renvoi 58 est Ć©galement en prise avec une roue entraĆ®neuse de secondes 59 fixĆ©e au sommet de l'axe des secondes 11 Ć  la place de l'habituelle aiguille de seconde centrale. Ainsi, comme pour le premier dispositif d'affichage 31, quelle que soit la position du deuxiĆØme dispositif d'affichage 32 sur le rail 34, le renvoi 58 reste engrenĆ© sur la roue 59. PrĆ©fĆ©rentiellement, les roues 57 et 59 ont le mĆŖme diamĆØtre afin qu'elles puissent tourner Ć  la mĆŖme vitesse.The carriage 54 of the display device 32 carries a bridge 55. This bridge 55 and the carriage 54 are provided with two pairs of stones to support respectively a small second axis 56 and a return 58. As can be seen in the example of FIG. figure 2 the pin 56 is equipped with a wheel 57 and the small second needle S while the gear 58 is engaged with the wheel 57. The gear 58 is also engaged with a second drive wheel 59 attached to the wheel 57. top of the axis of seconds 11 instead of the usual central second hand. Thus, as for the first display device 31, regardless of the position of the second display device 32 on the rail 34, the gear 58 remains geared to the wheel 59. Preferably, the wheels 57 and 59 have the same diameter so that they can rotate at the same speed.

Pour les cas oĆ¹ l'ensemble d'affichage 30 devrait comporter, en plus des dispositifs 31 et 32 dĆ©crits ici, d'autres dispositifs d'affichage qui pourraient nĆ©cessiter une correction, par exemple un affichage de second fuseau horaire, de calendrier ou de phase de lune, une roue centrale de correcteur 62 est montĆ©e Ć  rotation sur la chaussĆ©e 13 du mouvement de base 1 et calĆ©e axialement Ć  l'aide d'un ressort 63 (rĆ©fĆ©rencĆ© en figure 3). Elle peut ĆŖtre entraĆ®nĆ©e par la roue de correcteur 17 via le train de deux renvois de correcteur 18 et 64 montĆ©s sur la platine 10 du mouvement de base 1. Ainsi, un dispositif d'affichage nĆ©cessitant une fonction de correction peut ĆŖtre montĆ© n'importe oĆ¹ le long du rail 34, en restant en prise Ć  la fois avec la roue centrale de correcteur 62 et avec la roue qui entraĆ®ne normalement ce dispositif, par exemple la roue des heures 15.For cases where the display assembly 30 should comprise, in addition to the devices 31 and 32 described herein, other display devices which might require correction, for example a display of a second time zone, calendar or phase moon, a central corrector wheel 62 is rotatably mounted on the floor 13 of the base movement 1 and fixed axially with a spring 63 (referenced in figure 3 ). It can be driven by the correction wheel 17 via the train of two corrector counters 18 and 64 mounted on the plate 10 of the basic movement 1. Thus, a display device requiring a correction function can be mounted no matter where along the rail 34, remaining in engagement with both the central corrector wheel 62 and with the wheel which normally drives this device, for example the hour wheel 15.

On constate que le systĆØme combinant le rail comme support intermĆ©diaire avec plusieurs dispositifs d'affichage permet non seulement de placer les afficheurs de ces dispositifs dans diffĆ©rentes positions, sans changer les composants, mais aussi de remplacer un dispositif d'affichage par un dispositif diffĆ©rent afin de diversifier la gamme des produits du fabricant. Il peut s'agir d'un dispositif affichant une autre grandeur, mais aussi d'un dispositif affichant la mĆŖme grandeur, mais d'une faƧon diffĆ©rente, par exemple avec un disque, un tambour, une aiguille rĆ©trograde ou mĆŖme avec une deuxiĆØme aiguille ordinaire pour, par exemple, afficher un fuseau horaire Ć  dĆ©calage fixe.It can be seen that the system combining the rail as an intermediate support with several display devices makes it possible not only to place the displays of these devices in different positions, without changing the components, but also to replace a display device with a different device in order to to diversify the range of products of the manufacturer. It may be a device displaying another size, but also a device displaying the same size, but in a different way, for example with a disc, a drum, a retrograde needle or even with a second ordinary needle to, for example, display a fixed shift time zone.

Selon un second mode de rĆ©alisation de l'invention, dont un exemple est reprĆ©sentĆ© dans les figures 5 Ć  7, le support intermĆ©diaire de l'ensemble d'affichage est rĆ©alisĆ© sous la forme d'un bĆ¢ti 70 fixĆ© Ć  une partie fixe 10, ici la platine, du mouvement de base 1 en recouvrement au moins partiel. Dans l'exemple illustrĆ© aux figures 5 Ć  7, le bĆ¢ti 70 est en forme de plaque circulaire, avec une ouverture centrale 71 en regard de la sortie mĆ©canique du mouvement de base 1.According to a second embodiment of the invention, an example of which is represented in the Figures 5 to 7 , the intermediate support of the display assembly is in the form of a frame 70 fixed to a fixed portion 10, here the plate, of the base movement 1 at least partially overlap. In the example shown in Figures 5 to 7 , the frame 70 is in the form of a circular plate, with a central opening 71 opposite the mechanical output of the base movement 1.

PrĆ©fĆ©rentiellement, le mouvement 1 est le mĆŖme que celui du premier mode de rĆ©alisation et il est aussi Ć©quipĆ© du mĆŖme affichage du quantiĆØme au moyen de l'anneau 20 Ć  deux Ć©tages, dont le disque supĆ©rieur 22 porte les quantiĆØmes apparaissant dans le guichet D reprĆ©sentĆ© dans les figures 8 Ć  18.Preferably, the movement 1 is the same as that of the first embodiment and it is also equipped with the same date display by means of the two-stage ring 20, whose upper disc 22 carries the dates appearing in the window D shown in the Figures 8 to 18 .

Les Ć©lĆ©ments de l'ensemble d'affichage horaire de la montre sont montĆ©s sur le bĆ¢ti 70 ou, prĆ©fĆ©rentiellement, entre le bĆ¢ti 70 et au moins un pont 72. Dans l'exemple illustrĆ© aux figures 5 Ć  7, il est utilisĆ© un seul pont 72 en forme de plaque sensiblement circulaire et de mĆŖme diamĆØtre que le bĆ¢ti 70.The elements of the time display assembly of the watch are mounted on the frame 70 or, preferably, between the frame 70 and at least one bridge 72. In the example illustrated in FIGS. Figures 5 to 7 , it is used a single bridge 72 substantially circular plate-shaped and the same diameter as the frame 70.

Chaque pont 72 et le bĆ¢ti 70 sont positionnĆ©s et, par consĆ©quent, fixĆ©s ensemble Ć  une partie fixe 10, ici la platine, au moyen de plusieurs vis 73 traversant chacune successivement un trou 74 de pont 72, une entretoise tubulaire (non reprĆ©sentĆ©e) dĆ©finissant l'espacement entre chaque pont 72 et le bĆ¢ti 70, et un trou 76 du bĆ¢ti 70. PrĆ©fĆ©rentiellement, chaque vis 73 est maintenues dans la platine 10 par vissage dans un trou taraudĆ© 77 de la platine 10. Les emplacements des trous 77 ne suivent pas de distribution particuliĆØre. Ainsi, ils devraient ĆŖtre plutĆ“t choisis en fonction des zones disponibles sur la partie fixe 10 du mouvement 1.Each bridge 72 and the frame 70 are positioned and, consequently, fixed together to a fixed part 10, here the plate, by means of several screws 73 each passing successively through a bridge hole 74, a tubular spacer (not shown) defining the spacing between each bridge 72 and the frame 70, and a hole 76 of the frame 70. Preferably, each screw 73 is held in the plate 10 by screwing into a threaded hole 77 of the plate 10. The locations of the holes 77 do not follow no particular distribution. Thus, they should rather be chosen according to the zones available on the fixed part 10 of the movement 1.

Selon le deuxiĆØme mode de rĆ©alisation, le bĆ¢ti 70 et le pont 72 comportent plusieurs sĆ©ries d'organes de support afin de monter les Ć©lĆ©ments mĆ©caniques de l'ensemble d'affichage. Dans l'exemple illustrĆ© aux figures 5 Ć  7, les organes de support sont formĆ©s par des trous. Ces organes de support ont une disposition rĆ©guliĆØre se basant, Ć  partir de l'exemple reprĆ©sentĆ© Ć  la figure 18, sur six axes radiaux 81 Ć  86 et espacĆ©s les uns des autres d'un pas angulaire P=30Ā° comme pour le premier mode de rĆ©alisation.According to the second embodiment, the frame 70 and the bridge 72 comprise several series of support members to mount the mechanical elements of the display assembly. In the example shown in Figures 5 to 7 , the support members are formed by holes. These support members have a regular layout based on the example shown in FIG. figure 18 , on six radial axes 81 to 86 and spaced from each other by an angular pitch P = 30 Ā° as for the first embodiment.

ConformĆ©ment Ć  ce schĆ©ma, il est prĆ©vu une couronne de douze trous de pivotement 87 dans le bĆ¢ti 70, sur un cercle de relativement grand diamĆØtre, et, Ć  l'aplomb de ceux-ci, une couronne de douze trous plus larges 88 dans le pont 72. Le diamĆØtre des trous 88 plus large permet de recevoir diffĆ©rents Ć©lĆ©ments en fonction des besoins, notamment un arbre, ou un coussinet du type bouchon ou pierre d'horlogerie, comme on le verra plus loin.According to this scheme, there is provided a ring of twelve pivoting holes 87 in the frame 70, on a circle of relatively large diameter, and, in line with them, a ring of twelve wider holes 88 in the The wider diameter of the holes 88 makes it possible to receive different elements according to the needs, in particular a tree, or a cushion of the plug or clock type, as will be seen below.

Sur un cercle de plus petit diamĆØtre, il est prĆ©vu en outre une deuxiĆØme sĆ©rie de six trous de pivotement 89 dans le bĆ¢ti 70 distribuĆ©e sensiblement en couronne et, Ć  l'aplomb, une deuxiĆØme couronne de six trous plus larges 90 dans le pont 72. PrĆ©fĆ©rentiellement, la deuxiĆØme sĆ©rie de trous 89 est montĆ©e en quinconce de la premiĆØre sĆ©rie de trous 87 et est plus proche de l'axe de sortie 2.On a circle of smaller diameter, there is further provided a second series of six pivoting holes 89 in the frame 70 distributed substantially in a ring and, vertically, a second ring of six wider holes 90 in the bridge 72 Preferably, the second set of holes 89 is staggered of the first set of holes 87 and is closer to the outlet axis 2.

De maniĆØre similaire sur le pont 72, la deuxiĆØme sĆ©rie de trous 90 est montĆ©e en quinconce de la premiĆØre sĆ©rie de trous 88 et est plus proche de l'axe de sortie 2. On comprend donc qu'une roue montĆ©e Ć  l'aide d'une des paires de trous 89 et 90 peut s'engrener avec un mobile supportĆ© par l'une et/ou l'autre des deux paires adjacentes de trous 87 et 88.Similarly on the bridge 72, the second set of holes 90 is staggered from the first set of holes 88 and is closer to the output axis 2. It will therefore be understood that a wheel mounted using one of the pairs of holes 89 and 90 may mesh with a mobile supported by one and / or the other of the two adjacent pairs of holes 87 and 88.

Comme illustrĆ© aux figures 5 et 7, le pont 72 peut Ć©galement comporter une troisiĆØme sĆ©rie en couronne de six trous 91 formĆ© chacun entre deux trous 88 et une quatriĆØme sĆ©rie en couronne de douze trous 92, chacun Ć©tant formĆ© alignĆ© radialement avec un trou 88 entre ce dernier et le bord externe du pont 72. Les troisiĆØme et quatriĆØme sĆ©ries sont destinĆ©es Ć  augmenter la modularitĆ© et/ou ajouter des fonctionnalitĆ©s aux dispositifs d'affichage comme cela est expliquĆ© ci-dessous.As illustrated in figures 5 and 7 , the bridge 72 may also comprise a third series in a ring of six holes 91 each formed between two holes 88 and a fourth ring series of twelve holes 92, each being formed radially aligned with a hole 88 between the latter and the outer edge of the bridge 72. The third and fourth series are intended to increase the modularity and / or add functionality to the display devices as explained below.

La sortie mĆ©canique du mouvement de base 1 est visible plus particuliĆØrement Ć  la figure 6. On reconnaĆ®t la partie fixe 10, ici la platine, l'axe des secondes 11 muni de la roue des secondes 12 et guidĆ© au moyen d'un tube fixe 9, la chaussĆ©e 13, la roue entraĆ®neuse de chaussĆ©e 14 et la roue des heures 15 entraĆ®nĆ©e par la denture 13a de la chaussĆ©e 13 via le rouage de minuterie habituel (non visible dans les dessins). La chaussĆ©e 13 utilisĆ©e ici remplace celle du mouvement d'origine, car elle est plus courte. Son extrĆ©mitĆ© supĆ©rieure est munie d'une roue entraĆ®neuse supĆ©rieure 94 de diamĆØtre assez petit pour prendre place dans l'ouverture centrale 71 du bĆ¢ti 70. Au-dessus de la roue 94 se trouve la roue entraĆ®neuse de seconde 95, fixĆ©e au bout de l'axe 11.The mechanical output of the basic movement 1 is visible more particularly at the figure 6 . The fixed part 10 is recognized, here the plate, the second axis 11 provided with the seconds wheel 12 and guided by means of a fixed tube 9, the roadway 13, the driving wheel 14 and the hour wheel 15 driven by the teeth 13a of the floor 13 via the usual timer train (not visible in the drawings). The roadway 13 used here replaces that of the original movement because it is shorter. Its upper end is provided with an upper drive wheel 94 of diameter small enough to take place in the central opening 71 of the frame 70. Above the wheel 94 is the second drive wheel 95, fixed at the end of the axis 11.

Le bĆ¢ti 70 et le pont 72 portent deux dispositifs d'affichage horaire 111 et 112 entraĆ®nĆ©s par la sortie du mouvement 1 dĆ©crite ci-dessus. Dans l'exemple illustrĆ© aux figures 5 Ć  7, le premier dispositif d'affichage 111, du type Ā« rĆ©gulateur Ā» comme celui 31 du premier mode de rĆ©alisation, affiche l'heure par l'aiguille H dĆ©centrĆ©e et la minute par l'aiguille centrale M. Celle-ci est portĆ©e par une chaussĆ©e supĆ©rieure 96 pourvue d'une denture 97 et pivotant sur un arbre 98 fixĆ© au centre du pont 72. L'aiguille des heures H est portĆ©e par le canon d'une roue 100 qui pivote sur un arbre 101 montĆ© dans l'un des trous 88 du pont 72, en l'occurrence le trou situĆ© dans la direction du haut du cadran de la montre.The frame 70 and the bridge 72 carry two time display devices 111 and 112 driven by the output of the movement 1 described above. In the example shown in Figures 5 to 7 , the first display device 111, of the "regulator" type, such as that 31 of the first embodiment, displays the time by the decentered needle H and the minute by the central hand M. This is carried by a upper roadway 96 provided with teeth 97 and pivoting on a shaft 98 fixed to the center of the bridge 72. The hour hand H is carried by the barrel of a wheel 100 which pivots on a shaft 101 mounted in one of the 88 holes of the bridge 72, in this case the hole in the direction of the top of the dial of the watch.

Les mobiles 100, 96 des heures et des minutes du dispositif d'affichage 111 sont reliĆ©s par un mobile de minuterie 102 ayant un axe de minuterie 103 montĆ© rotatif dans un tube de guidage 104 chassĆ© dans un trou 91 du pont 72. L'axe 103 porte un pignon de minuterie 105 en prise avec la roue 100, une planche supĆ©rieure 106 en prise avec la denture de la chaussĆ©e supĆ©rieure 96, et un moyeu 107 solidaire d'une planche infĆ©rieure 108 qui est en prise avec la roue entraĆ®neuse supĆ©rieure 94 de la chaussĆ©e 13 du mouvement de base 1. Les deux planches 106 et 108 sont identiques, pour simplifier la fabrication, et forment un renvoi double jouant le mĆŖme rĆ“le que le renvoi double 50 du premier mode de rĆ©alisation.The mobiles 100, 96 hours and minutes of the display device 111 are connected by a timer mobile 102 having a timer axis 103 rotatably mounted in a guide tube 104 driven into a hole 91 of the bridge 72. The axis 103 carries a timing gear 105 in engagement with the wheel 100, an upper board 106 meshing with the toothing of the upper roadway 96, and a hub 107 integral with a lower board 108 which is engaged with the upper driving wheel 94 of the floor 13 of the basic movement 1. The two boards 106 and 108 are identical, to simplify the manufacture, and form a double return playing the same role as the double return 50 of the first embodiment.

Bien entendu, le rapport de transmission de la minuterie entre les chaussĆ©e supĆ©rieure 96 et la roue 100 est prĆ©fĆ©rentiellement Ć©gal Ć  1:12. Cependant, si l'on voulait que l'aiguille des heures H fasse un tour en 24 heures seulement, il suffirait de modifier les diamĆØtres de la roue 100 et du pignon 105.Of course, the transmission ratio of the timer between the upper roadway 96 and the wheel 100 is preferably equal to 1:12. However, if it was desired that the hour hand H turn in 24 hours only, it would be sufficient to change the diameters of the wheel 100 and pinion 105.

Dans l'exemple illustrĆ© aux figures 5 Ć  7, le deuxiĆØme dispositif d'affichage horaire 112 est du type petite seconde, avec l'aiguille de seconde S dĆ©centrĆ©e de maniĆØre similaire Ć  celui 32 du premier mode de rĆ©alisation. Cette aiguille S est portĆ©e par un axe 113. Ce dernier est pourvu d'un pignon 114 et est guidĆ© entre un coussinet 115 (bouchon ou pierre) chassĆ© dans l'un des trous 88 du pont 72 et l'un des trous 87 du bĆ¢ti 70.In the example shown in Figures 5 to 7 , the second time display device 112 is of the small second type, with the second needle S off-center similarly to that 32 of the first embodiment. This needle S is carried by an axis 113. The latter is provided with a pinion 114 and is guided between a pad 115 (plug or stone) driven into one of the holes 88 of the bridge 72 and one of the holes 87 of the built 70.

Le pignon 114 de petite seconde est reliĆ© Ć  la roue entraĆ®neuse 95 via une roue intermĆ©diaire 116 dont l'axe 117 pivote dans l'un des trous 89 du bĆ¢ti 70 et un coussinet 119 (bouchon ou pierre) chassĆ© dans l'un des trous 90 du pont 72. La roue entraĆ®neuse 95 et le pignon 114 ont prĆ©fĆ©rentiellement le mĆŖme diamĆØtre, afin de tourner Ć  la mĆŖme vitesse.The small seconds gear 114 is connected to the drive wheel 95 via an intermediate wheel 116 whose axis 117 pivots in one of the holes 89 of the frame 70 and a bearing 119 (plug or stone) driven into one of the holes 90 of the bridge 72. The drive wheel 95 and the pinion 114 preferably have the same diameter, in order to rotate at the same speed.

Selon un mode prƩfƩrƩ de l'invention illustrƩ Ơ la figure 6, une goupille aimantƩe 118 est chassƩe dans l'un des trous 92 en face du pignon 114. La goupille 118 permet avantageusement d'agir sur la denture du pignon 114 afin de freiner ce dernier lorsqu'une de ses dents est Ơ l'aplomb de la goupille 118 dans le but de diminuer les oscillations de l'aiguille S.According to a preferred embodiment of the invention illustrated in figure 6 , a magnetized pin 118 is driven into one of the holes 92 in front of the pinion 114. The pin 118 advantageously makes it possible to act on the toothing of the pinion 114 in order to brake it when one of its teeth is plumbed. pin 118 in order to reduce the oscillations of the needle S.

On remarque que les deux dispositifs d'affichage horaire 111 et 112 remplissent respectivement les mĆŖmes fonctions que les deux dispositifs d'affichage 31 et 32 du premier mode de rĆ©alisation et peuvent Ć©galement occuper chacun douze positions distinctes, mutuellement dĆ©calĆ©es par pas de 30Ā°, sur la circonfĆ©rence du cadran de la montre. Des solutions simples peuvent permettre encore d'autres positions. Par exemple, dans le second mode de rĆ©alisation, on peut prĆ©voir, dans le pont 72 et le bĆ¢ti 70, plus ou moins de trous 74, 76 afin d'augmenter ou de diminuer le nombre de vis de fixation 73. A titre d'exemple, le jeu pourrait alors ĆŖtre dĆ©calĆ© de 15 degrĆ©s (0,5Ā·P) ou 45 degrĆ©s (1,5Ā·P) par rapport au premier.Note that the two time display devices 111 and 112 respectively fulfill the same functions as the two display devices 31 and 32 of the first embodiment and may also each occupy twelve distinct positions mutually offset in steps of 30 Ā°, on the circumference of the dial of the watch. Simple solutions can still allow other positions. For example, in the second embodiment, it is possible to provide, in the bridge 72 and the frame 70, more or fewer holes 74, 76 to increase or decrease the number of fixing screws 73. For example, the game could then be shifted by 15 degrees (0.5 Ā· P) or 45 degrees (1.5 Ā· P) compared to the first.

L'exemple illustrĆ© par les figures 5 Ć  7 montre une construction relativement mince d'un ensemble d'affichage selon l'invention. Cette faible hauteur est permise notamment par le fait qu'ici on n'a pas prĆ©vu de correcteur dans l'ensemble d'affichage lui-mĆŖme, mais seulement le correcteur du mouvement de base 1. NĆ©anmoins, le second mode de rĆ©alisation pourrait aussi ĆŖtre conƧu avec une roue centrale de correcteur telle que la roue 62 dĆ©crite plus haut, pour corriger par exemple l'indication d'un second fuseau horaire ou d'un affichage de calendrier supportĆ© par le bĆ¢ti 70 et le pont 72.The example illustrated by Figures 5 to 7 shows a relatively thin construction of a display assembly according to the invention. This low height is allowed in particular by the fact that here there is no provision for a corrector in the display assembly itself, but only the corrector of the basic movement 1. Nevertheless, the second embodiment could also be designed with a central corrector wheel such as the wheel 62 described above, to correct for example the indication of a second time zone or a calendar display supported by the frame 70 and the bridge 72.

On notera aussi que le pont 72 pourrait ĆŖtre remplacĆ© par un pont diffĆ©rent coopĆ©rant avec le mĆŖme bĆ¢ti 70, en fonction des besoins, ou mĆŖme par plusieurs ponts distincts, sans qu'il en rĆ©sulte une forte augmentation du nombre d'Ć©bauches chez le fabricant. De mĆŖme, l'utilisation Ć©ventuelle de deux modĆØles de bĆ¢ti en fonction des besoins ne compliquerait pas beaucoup la fabrication et le stockage des piĆØces, en comparaison avec la solution antĆ©rieure consistant Ć  fabriquer et stocker une pluralitĆ© de dispositifs d'affichage complets.Note also that the bridge 72 could be replaced by a different bridge cooperating with the same frame 70, depending on the needs, or even by several separate bridges, without resulting in a sharp increase in the number of blanks at the manufacturer. . Likewise, the possible use of two frame designs as needed would not make much of the manufacturing and storage of parts, compared to the earlier solution of manufacturing and storing a plurality of complete display devices.

Pour former un dispositif affichant l'heure, la minute et la seconde de la maniĆØre traditionnelle avec des aiguilles H, M, S coaxiales au centre, c'est-Ć -dire la configuration de la figure 8, un homme du mĆ©tier comprendra que dans le second mode de rĆ©alisation de l'invention, le dispositif d'affichage horaire 111 peut aisĆ©ment ĆŖtre modifiĆ© Ć  cet effet. En se rĆ©fĆ©rant Ć  la figure 6, on remarque que, sans modifier le mobile de minuterie 102, la roue des heures 100 pourrait ĆŖtre placĆ©e sur un canon tournant autour de la chaussĆ©e 96, en restant en prise avec le pignon de minuterie 105 grĆ¢ce Ć  l'Ć©quidistance des trous du pont 72. L'aiguille de seconde centrale S peut ĆŖtre portĆ©e de la maniĆØre habituelle par un axe traversant l'arbre 98 et accouplĆ© Ć  l'axe 11 du mouvement de base 1. Si, au contraire, on conserve le dispositif d'affichage 112 de petite seconde, on obtient la configuration de la figure 9.To form a device displaying the hour, minute and second in the traditional way with needles H, M, S coaxial in the center, that is to say the configuration of the figure 8 it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that in the second embodiment of the invention, the time display device 111 can easily be modified for this purpose. Referring to the figure 6 it will be noted that, without modifying the timer wheel 102, the hour wheel 100 could be placed on a gun rotating around the roadway 96, remaining in engagement with the timer gear 105 by virtue of the equidistance of the holes of the bridge 72. The central second hand S may be worn in the usual manner by an axis passing through the shaft 98 and coupled to the axis 11 of the base movement 1. If, on the contrary, we keep the display device 112 of small second, we obtain the configuration of the figure 9 .

De maniĆØre analogue, en conservant le dispositif d'affichage 112 Ć  petite seconde, on peut prĆ©voir un dispositif d'affichage classique d'heure et minute en position dĆ©centrĆ©e sur l'arbre 101, sans rien changer au mobile de minuterie 102. Il convient simplement de changer l'arbre 101 pour qu'il serve de pivot Ć  une chaussĆ©e s'engrenant avec la planche 106 et supportant autour d'elle le canon de la roue des heures 100. On obtient ainsi la configuration de la figure 10.Likewise, while keeping the display device 112 at a small second, it is possible to provide a standard display device for hours and minutes in an off-center position on the shaft 101, without changing anything on the timer mobile 102. simply to change the shaft 101 so that it serves as a pivot to a floor meshing with the board 106 and supporting around it the barrel of the hour wheel 100. This gives the configuration of the figure 10 .

Les figures 11 Ć  15 montrent schĆ©matiquement d'autres configurations d'affichage horaire par des aiguilles des heures H, des minutes M et des secondes S, qu'on peut rĆ©aliser aisĆ©ment sur un mĆŖme mouvement de base 1 en utilisant la prĆ©sente invention. On notera que l'affichage de quantiĆØme Ć  guichet D peut ĆŖtre prĆ©sent ou non, et que le guichet D peut se trouver dans de nombreuses positions diffĆ©rentes, notamment pour se combiner de faƧon harmonieuse avec les diverses graduations associĆ©es aux afficheurs du type, par exemple, Ć  aiguilles H, M, S.The Figures 11 to 15 schematically show other time display configurations by hour hands H, minutes M and seconds S, which can be easily performed on the same base movement 1 using the present invention. It will be noted that the date window display D may or may not be present, and that the window D may be in many different positions, in particular to combine harmoniously with the various graduations associated with displays of the type, for example , needles H, M, S.

Comme expliquĆ© pour le deuxiĆØme mode de rĆ©alisation ci-dessus, il est important de noter que toutes les configurations reprĆ©sentĆ©es dans les figures 8 Ć  18 peuvent aussi ĆŖtre obtenues en utilisant les principes du premier mode de rĆ©alisation de l'invention, Ć  savoir des dispositifs d'affichage comportant des chariots du type 41, 54 qu'on peut placer dans diverses positions sur un rail de support du type 34 au moins partiellement circulaire, c'est-Ć -dire annulaire ou en arc de cercle.As explained for the second embodiment above, it is important to note that all the configurations represented in the Figures 8 to 18 can also be obtained using the principles of the first embodiment of the invention, namely display devices comprising carriages of the type 41, 54 that can be placed in various positions on a support rail of the type 34 to less partially circular, that is to say annular or arcuate.

Les figures 16 Ć  18 donnent un aperƧu de la modularitĆ© trĆØs Ć©tendue d'un affichage de montre que peut offrir la prĆ©sente invention. Comme visible Ć  la figure 18, lorsque le pas angulaire P est de 30Ā° conformĆ©ment aux deux modes de rĆ©alisation dĆ©crits ci-dessus, on s'aperƧoit qu'une distribution selon six axes principaux 81 Ć  86 est dĆ©jĆ  possible avec le mĆŖme mouvement de base 1 de modĆØle courant.The Figures 16 to 18 give an overview of the very wide modularity of a watch display that can be offered by the present invention. As visible at figure 18 when the angular pitch P is 30 Ā° in accordance with the two embodiments described above, it can be seen that a distribution according to six main axes 81 to 86 is already possible with the same basic pattern 1 movement of the current model.

Selon un deuxiĆØme exemple illustrĆ© Ć  la figure 16, avec un affichage horaire classique avec des aiguilles H et M au centre et une petite seconde S, cette derniĆØre peut occuper n'importe laquelle des douze positions 120 correspondant aux axes 81 Ć  86, sans aucun changement des piĆØces mĆ©caniques. Incidemment, le guichet de quantiĆØme D peut Ć©galement occuper une position quelconque, comme, notamment, positionnĆ©e en permanence Ć  l'opposĆ©e Ć  la petite seconde par rapport Ć  l'axe 2, si on le souhaite. En outre, la petite seconde S sur une position 120, il reste envisageable de placer un ou plusieurs dispositifs d'affichage supplĆ©mentaires.According to a second example illustrated in figure 16 , with a conventional time display with needles H and M in the center and a small second S, the latter can occupy any of the twelve positions 120 corresponding to the axes 81 to 86, without any change of mechanical parts. Incidentally, the date window D can also occupy any position, such as, in particular, positioned permanently opposite the small second relative to the axis 2, if desired. In addition, the small second S at a position 120, it remains possible to place one or more additional display devices.

Dans un autre exemple illustrĆ© Ć  la figure 17, l'ensemble d'affichage comporte un affichage dĆ©centrĆ© avec les aiguilles H et M. DĆØs lors, la petite seconde S peut occuper jusqu'Ć  sept positions diffĆ©rentes 121 le long d'un arc centrĆ© sur l'axe 2 de la sortie du mouvement de base 1 sans aucun changement des piĆØces mĆ©caniques. Incidemment, le guichet de quantiĆØme D peut Ć©galement occuper une position quelconque. En outre, en plaƧant la petite seconde S vers les positions 121 les plus latĆ©rales, il peut ĆŖtre envisagĆ© de placer un dispositif d'affichage supplĆ©mentaire.In another example shown in figure 17 , the display assembly comprises an off-center display with the needles H and M. Therefore, the small second S can occupy up to seven different positions 121 along an arc centered on the axis 2 of the output of the basic movement 1 without any change of mechanical parts. Incidentally, the date window D can also occupy any position. In addition, by placing the small second S towards the most lateral positions 121, it may be envisaged to place an additional display device.

Au vu de la figure 18, on perƧoit donc immĆ©diatement qu'avec une sortie d'un mouvement 1 classique et sans aucun changement des piĆØces mĆ©caniques, il est possible d'obtenir beaucoup de positionnements par rapport aux axes 81 Ć  86 pour obtenir des configurations d'affichage originales ou au moins inhabituelles. Seul le cadran change ce qui apporte un avantage Ć©conomique immĆ©diat par rapport aux modifications de module telles qu'effectuĆ©es actuellement.In view of the figure 18 , it is immediately apparent that with an output of a conventional movement 1 and without any change of the mechanical parts, it is possible to obtain a lot of positioning with respect to the axes 81 to 86 to obtain original display configurations or to less unusual. Only the dial changes which brings an immediate economic benefit compared to the module modifications as currently done.

En outre, de maniĆØre avantageuse selon l'invention, on comprend aussi que pour une orientation donnĆ©e de l'affichage, le constructeur peut choisir de placer la tige de commande 16 et sa couronne 16a dans douze directions diffĆ©rentes sans aucune modification du mouvement de base 1 ni de l'ensemble d'affichage, c'est-Ć -dire sans aucun changement des piĆØces mĆ©caniques.In addition, advantageously according to the invention, it is also understood that for a given orientation of the display, the manufacturer can choose to place the control rod 16 and its crown 16a in twelve directions different without any modification of the basic movement 1 and the display assembly, that is to say without any change of mechanical parts.

La description qui prĆ©cĆØde dĆ©montre que la prĆ©sente invention permet de nombreuses configurations diffĆ©rentes d'un affichage horaire ou non avec un jeu de piĆØces trĆØs restreint. Un homme du mĆ©tier comprendra que l'invention offre les mĆŖmes avantages pour des affichages d'autres types, entraĆ®nĆ©s Ć  partir du mouvement de base, notamment des affichages de chronographe, de calendrier, de rĆ©serve de marche ou de phase de lune. Elle permet aussi de combiner aisĆ©ment un mouvement de base de type courant avec des affichages de types spĆ©ciaux, par exemple Ć  aiguilles rĆ©trogrades, sans transformation des composants mĆ©caniques principaux de la montre.The above description demonstrates that the present invention allows many different configurations of a time display or not with a very small set of parts. One skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention offers the same advantages for displays of other types driven from the basic movement, including chronograph, calendar, power reserve or moon phase displays. It also makes it easy to combine a basic movement of the current type with displays of special types, for example with retrograde hands, without transformation of the main mechanical components of the watch.

De plus, afin de limiter le nombre d'Ć©bauches et selon un troisiĆØme mode de rĆ©alisation, il serait Ć©galement possible d'utiliser un support intermĆ©diaire plus Ć©pais comme un bĆ¢ti 70' et comportant simultanĆ©ment par exemple les attributs du bĆ¢ti 70 et du pont 72 du deuxiĆØme mode de rĆ©alisation. Un exemple d'un tel troisiĆØme mode de rĆ©alisation est reprĆ©sentĆ© aux figures 19 et 20. Selon ce troisiĆØme mode de rĆ©alisation, les pivotements des mobiles sont prĆ©fĆ©rentiellement rĆ©alisĆ©s de maniĆØre similaire au mobile de minuterie 102 du deuxiĆØme mode de rĆ©alisation. Par consĆ©quent, un tel troisiĆØme mode de rĆ©alisation ne nĆ©cessite plus de pont additionnel.In addition, in order to limit the number of blanks and according to a third embodiment, it would also be possible to use a thicker intermediate support such as a frame 70 'and simultaneously comprising for example the attributes of the frame 70 and the bridge 72 of the second embodiment. An example of such a third embodiment is shown in Figures 19 and 20 . According to this third embodiment, the pivoting of the mobiles are preferably made similarly to the timer mobile 102 of the second embodiment. Therefore, such a third embodiment no longer requires additional bridge.

Afin de mieux comprendre l'exemple des figures 19 et 20, les rĆ©fĆ©rences utilisĆ©es sont proches de celles des Ć©lĆ©ments correspondants du deuxiĆØme mode de rĆ©alisation, notamment par rapport Ć  celles de la figure 7. Ainsi, on peut distinguer le bĆ¢ti 70' qui peut ĆŖtre fixĆ© Ć  une partie fixe 10 du mouvement 1 au moyen de plusieurs vis traversant, chacune, un trou 76' du bĆ¢ti 70'. Selon le troisiĆØme mode de rĆ©alisation, le bĆ¢ti 70' comporte plusieurs sĆ©ries d'organes de support afin de monter les Ć©lĆ©ments mĆ©caniques de l'ensemble d'affichage.To better understand the example of Figures 19 and 20 , the references used are close to those of the corresponding elements of the second embodiment, in particular with respect to those of the figure 7 . Thus, one can distinguish the frame 70 'which can be fixed to a fixed portion 10 of the movement 1 by means of several screws passing through each, a hole 76' of the frame 70 '. According to the third embodiment, the frame 70 'has several series of support members for mounting the mechanical elements of the display assembly.

Dans l'exemple illustrĆ© aux figures 19 et 20, les organes de support sont formĆ©s par des trous qui ont une disposition rĆ©guliĆØre se basant, Ć  partir de l'exemple reprĆ©sentĆ© Ć  la figure 18, sur six axes radiaux 81 Ć  86 et espacĆ©s les uns des autres d'un pas angulaire P=30Ā° comme pour les deux premiers modes de rĆ©alisation.In the example shown in Figures 19 and 20 , the support members are formed by holes which have a regular disposition based, starting from the example shown in figure 18 , on six radial axes 81 to 86 and spaced from each other by an angular pitch P = 30 Ā° as for the first two embodiments.

ConformĆ©ment Ć  ce schĆ©ma, il est prĆ©vu une couronne de douze trous de positionnement 87' dans la partie infĆ©rieure du bĆ¢ti 70', qui dĆ©bouche chacun sur un trou plus large 88' de la partie supĆ©rieure du bĆ¢ti 70'. Les trous 88' forment ainsi Ć©galement une couronne de douze trous plus larges 88'. Les diamĆØtres des trous 87', 88' permettent de recevoir diffĆ©rents Ć©lĆ©ments en fonction des besoins comme pour le deuxiĆØme mode de rĆ©alisation.According to this scheme, there is provided a ring of twelve positioning holes 87 'in the lower part of the frame 70', which each opens to a wider hole 88 'of the upper part of the frame 70'. The holes 88 'thus also form a crown of twelve wider holes 88'. The diameters of the holes 87 ', 88' make it possible to receive different elements according to the needs as for the second embodiment.

Sur un cercle de plus petit diamĆØtre, il est prĆ©vu en outre une deuxiĆØme sĆ©rie de douze trous de positionnement 89' dans la partie infĆ©rieure du bĆ¢ti 70' Ć©galement distribuĆ©e sensiblement en couronne. Dans l'exemple de la figure 20, un Ć©videment 71' est formĆ© dans la partie supĆ©rieure du bĆ¢ti 70'. L'Ć©videment 71' est destinĆ© Ć  ĆŖtre montĆ© en regard de la sortie mĆ©canique et communique tangentiellement avec les trous 88'. On comprend qu'un mobile prĆ©sent dans un trou 88' peut ainsi s'engrener avec un mobile positionnĆ© dans l'Ć©videment 71' et notamment fixĆ© dans le trou 89' faisant face audit trou 88'.On a circle of smaller diameter, there is further provided a second series of twelve positioning holes 89 'in the lower part of the frame 70' also distributed substantially in a ring. In the example of the figure 20 , a recess 71 'is formed in the upper part of the frame 70'. The recess 71 'is intended to be mounted opposite the mechanical outlet and communicates tangentially with the holes 88'. It is understood that a mobile present in a hole 88 'can thus mesh with a mobile positioned in the recess 71' and in particular fixed in the hole 89 'facing said hole 88'.

A titre d'exemple, comme illustrĆ© aux figures 19 et 20, un axe 113' a Ć©tĆ© positionnĆ© dans un trou 88' par fixation d'une de ses extrĆ©mitĆ©s dans le trou 87' correspondant. Il a Ć©galement Ć©tĆ© ajoutĆ© un premier 98' et deuxiĆØme 101' arbres fixĆ©s respectivement dans un trou central de la partie supĆ©rieure du bĆ¢ti 70' et dans un autre trou 87' pour montrer deux niveaux de pivotement de maniĆØre similaire au deuxiĆØme mode de rĆ©alisation. Ainsi, l'arbre 101' comporte un pied 100' fixĆ© dans un trou 87' pour faire saillir l'arbre 101' de la partie supĆ©rieure du bĆ¢ti 70'. Enfin, deux tubes de guidage 104' ont Ć©tĆ© montĆ©s dans deux trous distincts 89'.For example, as illustrated in Figures 19 and 20 an axis 113 'has been positioned in a hole 88' by fixing one of its ends in the corresponding hole 87 '. It has also been added a first 98 'and a second 101' shafts respectively fixed in a central hole of the upper part of the frame 70 'and in another hole 87' to show two pivot levels similarly to the second embodiment. Thus, the shaft 101 'has a foot 100' fixed in a hole 87 'to project the shaft 101' of the upper part of the frame 70 '. Finally, two guide tubes 104 'have been mounted in two separate holes 89'.

Par consĆ©quent, comme pour les premier et deuxiĆØme modes de rĆ©alisation, le troisiĆØme mode de rĆ©alisation grĆ¢ce aux trous 87', 88' et 89' permet Ć©galement une grande modularitĆ© et/ou d'ajouter des fonctionnalitĆ©s aux dispositifs d'affichage comme cela est expliquĆ© ci-dessus.Therefore, as for the first and second embodiments, the third embodiment through the holes 87 ', 88' and 89 ' also allows great modularity and / or add functionality to display devices as explained above.

De plus, selon une variante de l'invention et pour les trois modes de rĆ©alisation, il est possible d'envisager qu'une partie de l'ensemble d'affichage 30 soit monobloc avec la partie fixe 10 du mouvement 1. On peut ainsi imaginer que la partie intermĆ©diaire 34, 70, 72 et/ou 70' de l'ensemble d'affichage 30 soit totalement ou partiellement venu de forme avec la partie fixe 10 utilisĆ©e pour monter l'ensemble d'affichage 30 comme, par exemple, la platine du mouvement 1. En outre, la partie fixe 10 du mouvement 1 ne saurait se limiter Ć  sa platine mais peut Ć©galement ĆŖtre un pont ou mĆŖme une partie du mĆ©canisme d'entraĆ®nement de l'afficheur de calendrier.In addition, according to a variant of the invention and for the three embodiments, it is possible to envisage that a portion of the display assembly 30 is integral with the fixed part 10 of the movement 1. It can thus be possible imagine that the intermediate portion 34, 70, 72 and / or 70 'of the display assembly 30 is wholly or partially shaped with the fixed portion 10 used to mount the display assembly 30 as, for example, the platen of the movement 1. In addition, the fixed portion 10 of the movement 1 can not be limited to its plate but can also be a bridge or even part of the drive mechanism of the calendar display.

Il faut Ć©galement comprendre que, pour les trois modes de rĆ©alisation avantageusement selon l'invention, la symĆ©trie des moyens intermĆ©diaires 34, 70, 72, 70' conjuguĆ©e avec celle des trous 76, 76' de fixation autorise Ć©galement la modification du positionnement des afficheurs sans modifier le montage des dispositifs d'affichage 31, 32, 111, 112. Ainsi, il suffit de retirer les vis 35, 73 puis de tourner l'ensemble d'affichage 30 par rapport au mouvement d'horlogerie 1 afin de solidariser par vissage l'ensemble d'affichage dans une nouvelle position. Par consĆ©quent, il peut ĆŖtre prĆ©vu plus de trous taraudĆ©s 77 Ć©galement dans la partie fixe 10 du mouvement d'horlogerie 1 pour permettre plus de positions possibles.It should also be understood that, for the three embodiments advantageously according to the invention, the symmetry of the intermediate means 34, 70, 72, 70 'in conjunction with that of the fixing holes 76, 76' also allows the positioning of the displays to be modified. without modifying the mounting of the display devices 31, 32, 111, 112. Thus, it is sufficient to remove the screws 35, 73 and then turn the display assembly 30 with respect to the clockwork movement 1 in order to secure by screwing the display assembly into a new position. Consequently, more threaded holes 77 can also be provided in the fixed part 10 of the clockwork movement 1 to allow more possible positions.

Enfin, l'Ć©lĆ©ment de calendrier ne saurait se limiter Ć  un anneau de quantiĆØme 20 avec deux disques annulaires 21 et 22 reliĆ©s par des piliers 23. Il est seulement important de rĆ©aliser un espacement par rapport au plan du mĆ©canisme d'entraĆ®nement du mouvement de base 1. Cet espacement correspond sensiblement Ć  l'Ć©paisseur de l'ensemble d'affichage 30 afin de prĆ©senter l'affichage dudit calendrier au plus proche dudit affichage analogique, c'est-Ć -dire, dans le cas des figures 8 Ć  18, Ć  l'aplomb du guichet D.Finally, the calendar element can not be limited to a date ring 20 with two annular disks 21 and 22 connected by pillars 23. It is only important to make a spacing relative to the plane of the drive mechanism of the movement of base 1. This spacing substantially corresponds to the thickness of the display assembly 30 in order to present the display of said calendar as close as possible to said analog display, that is to say, in the case of Figures 8 to 18 , in line with the D office.

Par consĆ©quent, selon une alternative de l'invention, l'Ć©lĆ©ment de quantiĆØme peut ĆŖtre un cylindre dont le diamĆØtre intĆ©rieur comporte une denture apte Ć  s'engrener avec ledit mĆ©canisme d'entraĆ®nement du mouvement de base 1 et dont la hauteur s'Ć©tend selon ledit espacement. Il est aussi possible pour allĆ©ger cette alternative d'Ć©vider une partie du cylindre comme illustrĆ© Ć  la figure 21. On peut ainsi obtenir un anneau de quantiĆØme 20' monobloc dont la section est sensiblement en forme de S comportant une partie supĆ©rieure 22' portant les graduations de quantiĆØmes et une partie infĆ©rieure 21' comportant une denture 24'. Les parties infĆ©rieure 21' et supĆ©rieure 22' peuvent de plus ĆŖtre reliĆ©es par un mur 23' entier ou partiellement Ć©vidĆ©.Therefore, according to an alternative of the invention, the date element may be a cylinder whose inner diameter comprises a toothing adapted to mesh with said base movement drive mechanism 1 and whose height extends according to said spacing. It is also possible to lighten this alternative to hollow out part of the cylinder as shown in figure 21 . It is thus possible to obtain a one-piece date ring 20 'whose section is substantially S-shaped having an upper portion 22' bearing the date scale and a lower portion 21 'having a toothing 24'. The lower portions 21 'and upper 22' may further be connected by a wall 23 'whole or partially hollow.

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  1. Analogue display timepiece including a timepiece movement (1) provided with a mechanical output, located on an arbour (2) of said movement, said mechanical output comprising a seconds arbour (11) and a cannon-pinion (13) protruding from the dial side of the bottom plate (10), and a modular display system (30) of the timepiece movement provided with at least one display device (31, 32) driven by said mechanical output via a drive wheel (52, 59) fixed to cannon-pinion (13) and/or seconds arbour (11), wherein the modular display system is mounted on the bottom plate (10) of said movement (1) by support means which enables said display device to take several positions around the output arbour (2) of the movement, the support means for the modular display system including an intermediate support that comprises an at least partially circular rail (34), which is centred on the output arbour (2) of the timepiece movement (1), that is secured to the bottom plate (10) of the timepiece movement (1) and that is provided with support members allowing said at least one display device (31, 32) to be mounted in several positions on the intermediate support.
  2. Timepiece according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said support members include orifices (36) fitted to the rail (34) for securing and/or positioning each display device (31, 32).
  3. Timepiece according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the orifices (36) are arranged around the output arbour (2) at a predetermined angular pitch (P) so as to offer many possibilities for positioning each display device (31, 32).
  4. Timepiece according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that each display device (31, 32) is fixed to said rail (34) and is in mesh with a wheel (52, 59) of said mechanical output to display at least one time value (H, M, S).
  5. Analogue display timepiece including a timepiece movement (1) provided with a mechanical output, located on an arbour (2) of said movement, said mechanical output comprising a seconds arbour (11) and a cannon-pinion (13) protruding from the dial side of the bottom plate (10), and a modular display system (30) of the timepiece movement provided with at least one display device (111, 112) driven by said mechanical output via a drive wheel (94, 95) fixed to cannon-pinion (13) and/or seconds arbour (11), wherein the modular display system is mounted on the bottom plate (10) of said movement (1) by support means which enables said display device to take several positions around the output arbour (2) of the movement, the support means for the modular display system including an intermediate support that comprises a frame (70, 70') having a central aperture (71, 71') opposite said mechanical output that is secured to the bottom plate (10) of the timepiece movement (1) and that is provided with support members allowing said at least one display device (111, 112) to be mounted in several positions on the intermediate support.
  6. Timepiece according to the preceding claim, characterized in that at least one bridge (72) is mounted at a distance from the frame (70), with at least one display device (111, 112) being mounted in the space between said at least one bridge and said frame.
  7. Timepiece according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said support members include at least one series of holes (87, 89) in said frame and at least one series of holes (88, 90) in said at least one bridge (72) for securing and/or positioning each display device (111, 112).
  8. Timepiece according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the series of holes (87, 88, 89, 90) are distributed around the output arbour (2) at a predetermined angular pitch (P) so as to offer many possibilities for positioning each display device (111, 112).
  9. Timepiece according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that said support members include a second series of holes (89, 90) in said frame and in said at least one bridge at a predetermined angular pitch so as to offer even more possibilities for positioning each display device (111, 112).
  10. Timepiece according to any of claims 6 to 9, characterized in that the frame.(70) and said at least one bridge (72) are fixed together to the bottom plate (10) by means of screws (73) that each pass through said at least one bridge (72) and the frame (70).
  11. Timepiece according to claim 5, characterized in that said support members include at least one series of holes (87') in the bottom part of the frame (70') and at least one series of holes (89') in the top part of the frame (70') for securing and/or positioning each display device.
  12. Timepiece according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the series of holes (87', 89') are distributed around the output arbour (2) at a predetermined angular pitch (P) so as to offer many possibilities for positioning each display device.
  13. Timepiece according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that said support members include a second series of holes (88') in the top part of the frame (70') so as to each communicate with one of said holes (87') formed in the bottom part of the frame (70').
  14. Timepiece according to any of claims 11 to 13, characterized in that the frame (70') is fixed to the bottom plate (10) by means of screws in at least one hole (88', 76') in the frame (70').
  15. Timepiece according to any of claims 7 to 14, characterized in that said support members are able to receive an arbour (98, 98', 101, 101') and/or a tube (104, 104') and/or a bearing (115, 119).
  16. Timepiece according to any of claims 5 to 15, characterized in that each display device (111, 112) is in mesh with a wheel (94, 95) of said mechanical output to display at least one time value (H, M, S).
  17. Timepiece according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said mechanical output includes a seconds arbour (11) surrounded by a cannon-pinion (13).
  18. Timepiece according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it includes at least two display devices (31, 32, 111, 112).
  19. Timepiece according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one part of the modular display system (30) is integral with the bottom plate (10) of the timepiece movement (1).
  20. Timepiece according to claim 3, 8 or 12, characterized in that the angular pitch (P) is less than or equal to 30Ā°.
  21. Timepiece according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the timepiece movement (1) includes a drive mechanism for a calendar display member and the calendar display member (22, 22') is shifted relative to the plane of said drive mechanism by a space that substantially corresponds to the thickness of the modular display system (30), so that the display of said calendar is presented as close as possible to said analogue display.
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