Calendar display device for a timepiece

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9547279-B2
Application number	US-201514962603-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 8, 2015
Priority date	Dec 30, 2014
Publication date	Jan 17, 2017
Grant date	Jan 17, 2017

Abstract

Grand date calendar display device for a watch movement comprising a first disc and a second disc, arranged to display, on certain dates, first date values by combining symbols borne by said first disc and symbols borne by said second disc, and on other dates, second date values by symbols borne only by said second disc. The first disc is a modified units display disc, bearing a first series of symbols comprising a first sequence of at most nine first consecutive units numerals truncated by at least a second units numeral with respect to the complete series of ten units, and the second disc is a modified tens display disc including a second series of symbols for the display of at least the tens of the date, comprising at least one combination of two numerals formed of a tens numeral and a second units numeral.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A grand date calendar display device for a watch movement including a first disc and a second disc, said first and second discs being arranged to display, on certain dates, first date values by combining symbols borne by said first disc and symbols borne by said second disc, and on other dates, second date values by means of symbols borne only by said second disc, wherein
said first disc is a modified units display disc, bearing a first series of symbols comprising a first sequence of at most nine first consecutive units numerals, said first series of symbols being truncated by at least a second units numeral with respect to the complete series of ten units,
and wherein said second disc is a modified tens display disc comprising a second series of symbols for the display of at least the tens of said date, including at least one combination of two numerals formed of a tens numeral and of said second units numeral.

2. The grand date calendar display device according to claim 1 , wherein said first sequence of first units numerals of said first disc is truncated by a second sequence of several second consecutive units numerals starting with the numeral “0” with respect to the complete series of ten units.

3. The calendar display device according to claim 1 , wherein said first disc has a first number of at most ten first display segments bearing said first series of symbols.

4. The grand date calendar display device according to claim 3 , wherein said first symbols of said first series of symbols and the second symbols of said second series of symbols are regularly distributed respectively on the first display segments of said first disc and second display segments of said second disc.

5. The grand date calendar display device according to claim 4 , wherein the first number of the first display segments of said first disc and the second number of the second display segments of said second disc are identical.

6. The grand date calendar display device according to claim 4 , each first display segment being associated with the juxtaposition of a first recess followed by a first numeral or another first recess, and each second display segment being associated with the juxtaposition of a tens numeral followed by a second recess or a second units numeral.

7. The grand date calendar display device according to claim 6 , wherein the sizes of said first recess, of said second recess, of said tens numeral, of said first units numeral and of said second units numeral are all identical.

8. The grand date calendar display device according to claim 1 , wherein said first and second discs are formed by superposed concentric annular elements.

9. The grand date calendar display device according to claim 8 , said first disc being formed by an annular element rotating about a holding plate, wherein an element for driving the second disc is arranged on said first disc, and wherein a fixed gear sector is arranged on said holding plate, said drive element for the second disc cooperating, at least on certain dates, with said fixed gear sector in order to drive said second disc.

10. The grand date calendar display device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second discs respectively has a first and a second main daily gear toothing selectively meshing with a 24-hour drive wheel according to the date.

11. The grand date calendar display device according to claim 10 , wherein each of the first and second discs further respectively has a first and a second additional correction toothing, respectively arranged in a third and a fourth gear plane distinct from first and second gear planes of said first and second main toothings.

Assignees

• Eta Sa Mft Horlogere Suisse
• Eta Sa Mft Horlogère Suisse

Inventors

• Rombach Stefan

Classifications

• G04B19/247 Primary

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

• G09D3/00 Primary

  Perpetual calendars · CPC title

• G04B19/253

  Driving or releasing mechanisms · CPC title