Device for fastening a back on a middle for a timepiece

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12306586-B2
Application number	US-202217952689-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2022
Priority date	Dec 7, 2021
Publication date	May 20, 2025
Grant date	May 20, 2025

Abstract

A device for fastening a back on a middle of a watch, the back having a shoulder forming a cover arranged to cover totally or partially with the middle and a body arranged to rest in the middle, the device including at least one pin integral with the middle and a gasket mounted between the back and the middle. The back includes, close to its periphery, at least one recess, the pin being arranged to slide in the recess between a first position, referred to as insertion position wherein the back is free, and a second position referred to as locking position wherein the back is locked and angularly positioned in relation to the middle. The recess includes at least one bump to form a hard spot and increase the torque during the passage of the pin at the bump.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fastening device for fastening ( 100 ) a back on a middle of a watch, the back ( 2 ) having a shoulder ( 20 ) forming a cover ( 21 ) arranged to cover totally or partially the middle ( 1 ) and a body ( 22 ) arranged to rest in the middle ( 1 ), said device comprising a ring ( 3 ) mounted between the back ( 2 ) and the middle ( 1 ) and integral with the middle, and at least one pin ( 4 ) integral with the back and arranged to cooperate with the ring and the middle,
wherein said ring ( 3 ) comprises, at least one recess ( 5 ) arranged to cooperate with the pin ( 4 ), said pin ( 4 ) being capable of sliding in the recess ( 5 ) between a first position, the first position being an insertion position wherein the back ( 2 ) is free, and a second position, as the second position being a locking position wherein the back ( 2 ) is locked and angularly positioned in relation to the middle ( 1 ), and
wherein said recess ( 5 ) comprises at least one bump ( 55 ) to form a hard spot and increase torque during passage of the pin ( 4 ) at the bump ( 55 ).

2. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the pin ( 4 ) is mounted on the back ( 2 ), said pin ( 4 ) having a body ( 42 ), a head ( 41 ) and a foot ( 43 ), the body and the foot having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the head.

3. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the middle ( 1 ) comprises a shoulder ( 10 ) for receiving the ring ( 3 ), said shoulder ( 10 ) having at least one hole ( 13 ) in such a way as to secure the ring to the middle via fastening means.

4. The fastening device according to claim 2 , wherein the middle ( 1 ) comprises at least one hollow ( 15 ) arranged to cooperate with the head ( 41 ) of the pin, the head ( 41 ) of the pin ( 4 ) sliding in the hollow ( 15 ).

5. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the ring ( 3 ) is made of an elastically deformable material, including polyoxymethylene, polyurethane, a polymer-based material, or also an elastomer material.

6. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the pin ( 4 ) is made of metal or metal alloy.

7. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the recess ( 5 ) extends according to a radius of the ring ( 3 ) and is passing through in such a way that the pin ( 4 ) slides through the recess ( 5 ).

8. The fastening device ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the recess ( 5 ) comprises a first and a second end ( 51 , 52 ), and two walls ( 53 ), the distance between the two walls ( 53 ) being equivalent to the diameter of the body ( 42 ) of the pin in such a way as to guide the pin and hold it axially.

9. The fastening device ( 100 ) according to claim 8 , wherein the first end ( 51 ) forms a space for inserting the pin ( 4 ), and the second end ( 52 ) forms a stop and holds the pin in position.

10. The fastening device ( 100 ) according to claim 8 , wherein the first end ( 51 ) has dimensions similar to the head of the pin ( 4 ), and the second end ( 52 ) has dimensions similar to the body ( 40 ) of the pin.

11. The fastening device ( 100 ) according to claim 8 , wherein the bump ( 55 ) is formed on one of the two walls ( 53 ) of the recess ( 5 ).

12. The fastening device ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the recess ( 5 ) comprises a plurality of bumps ( 55 ), the distance between each bump ( 55 ) being identical.

13. The fastening device ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the recess ( 5 ) comprises a plurality of bumps ( 55 ), the distance between each bump ( 55 ) being decreasing.

14. The fastening device ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the device comprises at least three pins ( 4 ) angularly distributed on the back and disposed at regular intervals.

15. A timepiece comprising the fastening device ( 100 ) according to claim 1 .

16. The fastening device ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the ring ( 3 ) is integral to the middle ( 1 ) via at least one screw ( 6 ).

17. The fastening device ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the ring ( 3 ) is separable from the middle ( 1 ).

Assignees

• Swatch Group Res & Dev Ltd

Inventors

• Allimann Joël
• Chartrel Benjamin

Classifications

• G04B37/0033

  with cover or bottom which can slide or turn (without a spring action) · CPC title

• G04B37/11

  of the back cover of pocket or wrist watches · CPC title

• G04B37/0008 Primary

  for pocket watches and wrist watches · CPC title

• G04B37/08 Primary

  Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits {(covers or protecting devices which can be directly removed, or by sliding or turning G04B37/005; hermetic sealing of watch or crystal with special pieces G04B39/02; hermetically-sealed electrical switches H01H23/06)} · CPC title