Large date calendar display mechanism and timepiece comprising same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11543777-B2
Application number	US-201916658236-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 21, 2019
Priority date	Dec 10, 2018
Publication date	Jan 3, 2023
Grant date	Jan 3, 2023

Abstract

A date calendar display mechanism driven via a kinematic chain by a horological movement of a timepiece. A first and second date indicators, the first date indicator remaining still during a 24-hour period separating the passage from the last day of a month having 31 days to the end of the first day of the following month, the kinematic chain including a wheel continuously engaged with the horological movement and having a toothing via which the wheel meshes with a pinion which contributes to driving the first indicator, the wheel being, at one point, devoid of teeth such that, during the above 24-hour period, the wheel does not mesh with the pinion and remains still. A dual jumper pivots about an axis with a first beak via which it is engaged with a toothing of the first date indicator and, at a second beak via which it is engaged with a toothing of the pinion, the dual jumper being elastically held engaged with the first date indicator and with the pinion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A date calendar display mechanism driven via a kinematic chain by a horological movement of a timepiece equipped with said date calendar display mechanism, said date calendar display mechanism comprising a first date indicator on which the indications of the units component of the date from “0” to “9” are placed, and a second date indicator on which the indications of the tens component of the date from “0” to “3” are placed, whereby all of the date indications from “01” to “31” can be obtained by combining the indications of the units component “0” to “9” of the date, borne by the first date indicator, with the indications of the tens component “0” to “3” of the date, borne by the second date indicator, the first date indicator remaining still during a 24-hour period separating the passage from the last day of a month having 31 days to the end of the first day of the following month, the kinematic chain comprising a wheel that is continuously engaged with the horological movement and which has a perimeter provided with a toothing via which the wheel meshes with a pinion which itself contributes to driving the first indicator of the units component of the date, the wheel being, at one point along the perimeter thereof, devoid of tooth such that, during the 24-hour period separating the passage from the last day of a month having 31 days to the end of the first day of the following month, the wheel does not mesh with the pinion which, similarly to the first date indicator, thus remains still, the date calendar display mechanism further comprising a dual jumper mounted such that the dual jumper pivots about an axis and which comprises a first beak via which the dual jumper is engaged with a toothing of the first date indicator and a second beak via which the dual jumper is engaged with a toothing of the pinion, the dual jumper being elastically held engaged with the first date indicator and with the pinion.

2. The date display mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the dual jumper comprises a first end at which the first beak is provided, and a second end at which the second beak is provided.

3. A timepiece comprising a date calendar display mechanism according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Montres Breguet Sa

Inventors

• Matteazzi Daniel

Classifications

• G04B19/247 Primary

  disc-shaped {(G04B19/24306 takes precedence; for electrically driven timepieces G04C17/0058)} · CPC title

• G04B19/243 Primary

  characterised by the shape of the date indicator · CPC title

• G04B19/2432

  Driving or releasing mechanisms wherein the date indicators are driven or released mechanically by a clockwork movement · CPC title

• G04B19/2536 Primary

  automatically corrected at the end of months having less than 31 days · CPC title

• G04B13/00

  Gearwork {(gearwork for driving the hands G04B19/02; calibers G04B33/00; dispositions and components for transmission in general F16H)} · CPC title