Sympathique watch comprising a coupling device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12554227-B2
Application number	US-202217961047-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 6, 2022
Priority date	Dec 23, 2021
Publication date	Feb 17, 2026
Grant date	Feb 17, 2026

Abstract

A sympathique watch ( 10 ) including a horological movement including a going train ( 20 ), a display train ( 30 ) connected to at least one display of a time value, a sympathique hand-setting mechanism and a crown ( 13 ) operated hand-setting mechanism. The sympathique hand-setting mechanism includes a coupling device ( 40 ) interposed between the going ( 20 ) and display ( 30 ) trains, the coupling device ( 40 ) being configured to adopt an uncoupled state in which it disengages the going train ( 20 ) from the display train ( 30 ) so as to allow the hands to be set on the display by means of the sympathique hand-setting mechanism, and a coupled state in which it establishes a kinematic link between the gear trains, the link allowing for sliding enabling the hands to be set on the display by means of the crown ( 13 ) operated hand-setting mechanism.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A sympathique watch ( 10 ) comprising:
a horological movement including:
a going train ( 20 ),
a display train ( 30 ) connected to at least one display of a time value ( 31 , 32 ),
a sympathique hand-setting mechanism, and
a crown ( 13 ) operated hand-setting mechanism,
wherein the sympathique hand-setting mechanism includes:
a coupling device ( 40 ) interposed between said going train ( 20 ) and display train ( 30 ), said coupling device ( 40 ) being configured to adopt an uncoupled state in which the going train ( 20 ) is disengaged from the display train ( 30 ) so as to allow hands to be set on the display by means of the sympathique hand-setting mechanism, and to adopt a coupled state in which a kinematic link is established between said gear trains,
said link allowing for sliding enabling the hands to be set on the display by means of the crown ( 13 ) operated hand-setting mechanism.

2 . The watch ( 10 ) according to claim 1 ,
wherein the going train ( 20 ) includes a centre wheel set, the display train ( 30 ) includes a cannon-pinion ( 33 ), and the coupling device ( 40 ) being configured such that when in the coupled state, it engages said centre wheel set and said cannon-pinion ( 33 ) such that they rotate as one.

3 . The watch ( 10 ) according to claim 2 ,
wherein the centre wheel set comprises a centre pinion ( 21 ) mounted such that it pivots about a centre shaft ( 23 ), and the cannon-pinion ( 33 ) being arranged about the centre shaft ( 23 ) via a sliding pivot link.

4 . The watch ( 10 ) according to claim 3 , wherein the horological movement includes a collar ( 24 ) intended to constitute an axial stop for the cannon-pinion ( 33 ).

5 . The watch ( 10 ) according to claim 3 , wherein the cannon-pinion ( 33 ) is arranged such that, when the coupling device ( 40 ) is in the uncoupled state, it has an axial motion and is capable of resting against the centre wheel set.

6 . The watch ( 10 ) according to claim 5 ,
wherein the coupling device ( 40 ) includes:
a disc ( 41 ) fixed to the cannon-pinion ( 33 ),
a friction spring ( 42 ) carried by the centre wheel set, and
a flange ( 43 ) interposed between the disc ( 41 ) and the friction spring ( 42 ) such that said friction spring ( 42 ) applies to said flange ( 43 ) a force that forces the flange ( 43 ) into bearing, via a friction surface, against the disc ( 41 ), and
the flange ( 43 ) being configured such that it bears against a structure of the horological movement via a bearing surface opposite the friction surface, when the coupling device ( 40 ) is in the uncoupled state.

7 . The watch ( 10 ) according to claim 2 , wherein the coupling device ( 40 ) includes:
a disc ( 41 ) fixed to the cannon-pinion ( 33 ), a friction spring ( 42 ) carried by the centre wheel set, and a flange ( 43 ) interposed between the disc ( 41 ) and the friction spring ( 42 ) such that said friction spring ( 42 ) applies to said flange ( 43 ) a force that forces the flange ( 43 ) into bearing, via a friction surface, against the disc ( 41 ).

8 . The watch ( 10 ) according to claim 7 , wherein the disc ( 41 ) and the flange ( 43 ) are configured such that, when the coupling device ( 40 ) is in a coupled state, the friction torque generated at the interface between the friction surface of the flange ( 43 ) and said disc ( 41 ) is substantially 80 g*mm.

9 . The watch ( 10 ) according to claim 8 ,
wherein the coupling device ( 40 ) includes:
a clamp comprising two arms ( 44 ) capable of moving relative to one another and arranged on either side of the flange ( 43 ), and
said arms ( 44 ) being adapted to cooperate with said flange ( 43 ) so as to cause the coupling device ( 40 ) to change state.

10 . The watch ( 10 ) according to claim 9 , wherein the flange ( 43 ) includes an inner periphery opposite an outer periphery, one being configured to cooperate with the friction spring ( 42 ) and the other configured to cooperate with the clamp.

11 . The sympathique watch ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one of:
a first sympathique actuator ( 11 ) that is separate from the crown, is extended from an inside of the watch to an outside of the watch, and is configured to transmit first loads from the outside of the watch to the coupling device ( 40 ) which at the inside of the watch; and a second sympathique actuator ( 12 ) that is separate from the crown and the first sympathique actuator ( 11 ), is extended from the inside of the watch to the outside of the watch, and is configured to transmit second loads from the outside of the watch to the inside of the watch and control the hands to be set on the display based on the second loads.

12 . The sympathique watch ( 10 ) according to claim 11 , further comprising both of the first sympathique actuator ( 11 ) and the second sympathique actuator ( 12 ).

Assignees

• Montres Breguet Sa

Inventors

• Zaugg Alain

Classifications

• G04D7/1257

  wherein further adjustment devices are present · CPC title

• G04D7/009 Primary

  with regard to the functioning of the automatic winding-up device · CPC title

• G04C11/007

  by positioning of the index or by regulating the length of the pendulum in dependance on the time difference with a standard · CPC title

• G04B27/02

  by making use of the winding means {(winding by hand or mechanically G04B3/00)} · CPC title

• G04B27/007

  otherwise than manually (G04B27/02 takes precedence; oscillator weights in general G04B5/04) · CPC title