Dial made of non-conductive material with feet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11340556-B2
Application number	US-202017118450-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 10, 2020
Priority date	Dec 10, 2019
Publication date	May 24, 2022
Grant date	May 24, 2022

Abstract

A dial configured to be mounted in a watch case, includes a plate made of a fragile material, the plate defining a horizontal plane and including at least one housing defining a point of attachment for at least one foot formed of a body and a head arranged to rest inside the at least one housing, the foot includes a circular slot arranged to receive a ring-like element made of a shape memory alloy able to move from a retracted position to an open position in which the foot is mechanically held in the housing.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A dial intended to be mounted in a watch case, the dial comprising a plate made of a fragile material, said plate defining a horizontal plane and comprising at least one housing defining a point of attachment for at least one foot consisting of a body and a head arranged to rest inside said at least one housing, characterized in that the head of the foot includes a circular slot arranged to receive a ring-like element made of a shape memory alloy able to move from a retracted position in which the ring-like element rests in the slot, to a rest position in which the foot is mechanically held inside said housing.

2. A dial according to claim 1 , characterized in that the housing has an aperture opening onto one of the faces of the plate and comprises a first portion, called the upper portion, having a cylindrical cross-section, and a second portion, called the lower portion, having a truncated cross-section.

3. A dial according to claim 1 , characterized in that the depth of the housing is smaller than the thickness of the plate forming the dial and is substantially greater than the height of the head of the foot so that the foot is well retained.

4. A dial according to claim 1 , characterized in that said ring-like element is made of an alloy of nickel and titanium.

5. A dial according to claim 1 , characterized in that the housing has a complementary shape to that of the foot.

6. A dial according to claim 1 , characterized in that the plate forming the dial is made of a fragile material selected from the list including ceramic, mother-of-pearl, aventurine, sapphire and silicon.

7. The watch case comprising the dial according to claim 1 , the case being provided with a back cover, with a crystal and with a joining element between the back cover and the crystal made in one or more pieces and comprising a case middle.

8. A watch comprising a case delimiting a space inside which is mounted the dial according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Comadur Sa

Inventors

• Lauper Stéphane
• Blaser Lionel
• Netuschill Alexandre

Classifications

• G04B19/14 Primary

  Fastening the dials to the clock or watch plates {(tools, arrangements and machines for the manufacture of watch plates G04D3/0048)} · CPC title

• G04B19/065

  with several parts · CPC title

• G04B19/12 Primary

  Selection of materials for dials or graduations {markings} · CPC title

• G04B39/00

  Watch crystals; Fastening or sealing of crystals; Clock glasses · CPC title

• G04B37/0008

  for pocket watches and wrist watches · CPC title