Device for displaying an indication of time or derived from the time and indexing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12259688-B2
Application number	US-202117246582-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 30, 2021
Priority date	May 1, 2020
Publication date	Mar 25, 2025
Grant date	Mar 25, 2025

Abstract

Jumper device ( 80 ) for a timepiece device ( 100 )
including at east one first arm ( 81 ) including a first beak ( 81 a ) for positioning a first mobile unit ( 10 ), at least one second arm ( 82 ) including a second beak ( 82 a ) for positioning a second mobile unit ( 20 ), an elastic element ( 84 ) for returning the first arm and the second arm to configurations positioning the first and second mobile units, and a lever ( 83; 83 ′) interfaced
between, on the one hand, the elastic return element, and on the other hand, the first and second arms.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A jumper device for a timepiece device, the jumper device comprising:
at least one first arm including a first beak for positioning a first mobile unit,
at least one second arm including a second beak for positioning a second mobile unit,
an elastic element for returning the first arm and the second arm to configurations positioning the first and second mobile units, and
a lever interfaced between (i) the elastic return element, and (ii) the first and second arms, wherein

(i) The First Arm and the Second Arm are Mounted to Move Independently from Each Other, and/or
(ii) the lever is mounted to move independently from the first and second arms, and the lever bears on each of the first and the second arm.

2. The jumper device according to claim 1 , wherein the jumper device is adapted for indexing the angular position of a first mobile unit mobile in rotation and of a second mobile unit mobile in rotation.

3. The jumper device according to claim 2 , wherein the jumper device includes a frame, the first arm is mounted to pivot relative to the frame, and the second arm is mounted to pivot relative to the frame.

4. The jumper device according to claim 2 , wherein the jumper device includes a frame and the lever is mounted to be mobile relative to the frame with one degree of freedom in translation and one degree of freedom in rotation.

5. The jumper device according to claim 1 , wherein the jumper device includes a frame, the first arm is mounted to pivot relative to the frame, and the second arm is mounted to pivot relative to the frame.

6. The jumper device according to claim 5 , wherein the first and second arms are mounted to pivot about a same axis.

7. The jumper device according to claim 5 , wherein the jumper device includes a frame and the lever is mounted to be mobile relative to the frame with one degree of freedom in translation and one degree of freedom in rotation.

8. The jumper device according to claim 1 , wherein the jumper device includes a frame and the lever is mounted to be mobile relative to the frame with one degree of freedom in translation and one degree of freedom in rotation.

9. The jumper device according to claim 1 , wherein a largest dimension of the lever is at most half of (i) a largest dimension of the first arms, and/or (ii) a largest dimension of the second arm.

10. The jumper device according to claim 9 , wherein the largest dimension of the lever is at most a third of (i) the largest dimension of the first arm, and/or (ii) the largest dimension of the second arm.

11. The jumper device according to claim 1 , wherein the jumper device includes a frame and the jumper device further includes:
a groove provided on one of the lever and the frame, and
a pin provided on or fixed to the other of the frame and the lever,
the groove and the pin cooperating with one another to constitute a mechanical connection having degrees of freedom in translation and in rotation.

12. The jumper device according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic return element comprises a spring leaf.

13. The jumper device according to claim 1 , wherein the lever or the elastic return element has a cam surface adapted to arm the elastic return element when the lever pivots in rotation.

14. A date display device including a jumper device according to claim 1 .

15. The date display device according to claim 14 , including a first mobile unit for displaying units and a second mobile unit for displaying tens.

16. The date display device according to claim 14 , which is a grande date display device.

17. A timepiece movement including a jumper device according to claim 1 .

18. A timepiece including a timepiece movement according to claim 17 .

19. A method of operating a device according to claim 1 , wherein the method includes:
moving at least one selected from the group consisting of the first arm and the second arm by an effect of a movement of at least one selected from the group consisting of the first mobile unit and the second mobile unit, and arming the elastic return element by the effect of a movement of the lever, and
restituting of the elastic return element, causing driving in rotation of at least one selected from the group consisting of the first mobile unit and the second mobile unit by the lever and at least one selected from the group consisting of the first arm and the second arm.

20. The method according to claim 19 , wherein the arming has the same intensity in at least two of the following situations:
the arming is brought about by a movement of the first mobile unit,
the arming is brought about by a movement of the second mobile unit,
the arming is brought about by movement of the first and second mobile units.

21. The jumper device according to claim 1 , wherein the first arm and the second arm are mounted to move independently from each other.

22. The jumper device according to claim 1 , wherein the lever is mounted to move independently from the first and second arms, and the lever bears on each of the first and the second arm.

23. The jumper device according to claim 1 , wherein
(i) the first arm and the second arm are mounted to move independently from each other, and
(ii) the lever is mounted to move independently from the first and second arms, and the lever bears on each of the first and the second arm.

24. A jumper device for a timepiece device, the jumper device comprising:
at least one first arm including a first beak for positioning a first mobile unit,
at least one second arm including a second beak for positioning a second mobile unit,
an elastic element for returning the first arm and the second arm to configurations positioning the first and second mobile units, and
a lever interfaced between (i) the elastic return element, and (ii) the first and second arms,
wherein a largest dimension of the lever is at most half of (i) a largest dimension of the first arm, and/or (ii) a largest dimension of the second arm.

25. The jumper device according to claim 24 , wherein the largest dimension of the lever is at most a third of (i) the largest dimension of the first arm, and/or (ii) the largest dimension of the second arm.

26. A date display device including a jumper device, the jumper device comprising:
at least one first arm including a first beak for positioning a first mobile unit,
at least one second arm including a second beak for positioning a second mobile unit,
an elastic element for returning the first arm and the second arm to configurations positioning the first and second mobile units, and
a lever interfaced between (i) the elastic return element, and (ii) the first and second arms,
wherein (i) the first mobile unit displays units and the second mobile unit displays tens, and/or (ii) the date display device is a grande date display device.

27. The display device including a jumper device according to claim 26 , wherein the first mobile unit displays units and the second mobile unit displays tens.

28. The date display device according to claim 26 , which is a grande date display device.

Assignees

• Rolex Sa

Inventors

• Graemiger Pierre-Alain
• Villaret Pierre

Classifications

• G04B19/253

  Driving or releasing mechanisms · CPC title

• G04B19/06

  Dials ({moving discs G04B19/20; illuminated dials or hands G04B19/30;} for time-pieces without clockwork G04B49/04 {; machines and arrangements for the manufacture of dials or hands G04D3/0048}) · CPC title

• G04B11/00

  Click devices; Stop clicks; Clutches {(mechanisms for winding up by hand G04B3/00; automatic winding up G04B5/00; clutches in general, class 111)} · CPC title

• G04F7/0876

  Split-time function, e.g. rattrappante · CPC title

• G04F7/089

  indicating measured time by other than hands, e.g. numbered bands, drums, discs or sheet (current time indication other than by hand G04B19/20) · CPC title