Power reserve indicator for a timepiece

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9519270-B2
Application number	US-201514797383-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 13, 2015
Priority date	Jul 21, 2014
Publication date	Dec 13, 2016
Grant date	Dec 13, 2016

Abstract

Timepiece power reserve indicator for the display of the power reserve indication of a plurality of energy accumulators each including one indicator cooperating with one accumulator input of a differential mechanism comprised in the power reserve indicator, and wherein one output of the differential mechanism cooperates with a mechanism for the display of the total power reserve of the plurality of energy accumulators, and at least two of the inputs are coaxial.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A timepiece power reserve indicator for the display of the power reserve indication of a plurality of energy accumulators, comprising:
a first barrel and a second barrel each including respectively a first output and a second output respectively cooperating with a first accumulator input and a second accumulator input of a dual transmission drive train leading to two differential inputs of a differential mechanism comprised in said power reserve indicator, said two differential inputs being formed respectively by a first input plate and by a second input plate,
wherein an output of said differential mechanism cooperates with a mechanism for the display of the total power reserve of said plurality of energy accumulators,
wherein said first accumulator input and said second accumulator input are part of the same first input wheel set of said differential mechanism, which is a ball bearing differential, and are coaxial about a same first axis and are pivotally movable about said first axis independently of each other,
wherein said first accumulator input meshes directly with said first input plate pivoting about a second pivot axis, the first axis being spaced apart from the second pivot axis in a transverse direction, and
wherein said second accumulator input pivots integrally with an output wheel which meshes with an intermediate wheel pivoting about a third pivot axis driving said second input plate of said differential, also pivoting about said second pivot axis, said differential including, pivoting about said second pivot axis, a hub driving both said output wheel and a carrier plate which carries one or more ball bearings in contact with both said first input plate and said second input plate, both mounted for free rotation on said hub, under the action of friction imparted by one or more springs.

2. The power reserve indicator according to claim 1 , wherein said output wheel integral with said huh meshes with an intermediate plate comprised in a second input wheel set pivoting about a fourth pivot axis, said intermediate plate being coaxial and pivoting integrally with a pinion which engages with an input plate of said display mechanism which is coaxial and pivots integrally with an arbor arranged to carry a display element, or a hand, or a plate.

3. A timepiece movement, comprising:
at least one said power reserve indicator according to claim 1 .

4. A timepiece, comprising:
at least one said power reserve indicator according to claim 1 .

5. The power reserve indicator according to claim 1 , wherein the first input plate and the second input plate are spaced apart from the output wheel along the second pivot axis such that the first input plate and the second input plate do not directly contact the output wheel.

6. The power reserve indicator according to claim 1 , wherein the third pivot axis is spaced apart from the first axis and the second pivot axis in the transverse direction.

Assignees

• Eta Sa Mft Horlogere Suisse

Inventors

• Villar Ivan

Classifications

• G04B1/00 Primary

  Driving mechanisms {(driving mechanisms for Turkish time G04B19/22; driving mechanisms in the hands G04B45/043; driving mechanisms for phonographic apparatus G11B19/00; springs, driving weight engines F03G; driving mechanisms for cinematography G03B1/00; driving mechnisms; driving mechanisms for time fuses for missiles F42C; driving mechnisms for toys A63H29/00)} · CPC title

• G04B3/008

  Winding up several mainsprings or driving weights simultaneously (driving mechanisms with several weights G04B1/06; driving mechanisms with several mainsprings G04B1/12; driving mechanisms with a mainspring and a secondary spring G04B1/225; driving mechanisms with mainsprings and driving weights G04B1/24; winding up the striking mechanisms with the clockwork and vice versa G04B21/14) · CPC title

• G04B1/12 Primary

  with several mainsprings {(installations with a mainspring and an auxiliary spring G04B1/225; winding-up several mainsprings simultaneously G04B3/008)} · CPC title

• G04B9/00

  Supervision of the state of winding, e.g. indicating the amount of winding · CPC title

• G04B9/005

  by optical indication of the amount of winding · CPC title