Watch bracelet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9897974-B2
Application number	US-201615308632-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 31, 2016
Priority date	Jun 19, 2015
Publication date	Feb 20, 2018
Grant date	Feb 20, 2018

Abstract

A watch including a bracelet or strap and a watch case, the bracelet including a first arm in which is housed a first printed circuit portion and a second arm in which is housed a second printed circuit portion, the first arm being connected to the second arm via a median part configured to act as a seat for the watch case and which includes a mechanism ensuring electrical continuity between the first printed circuit portion and the second printed circuit portion. The first and second printed circuit portions carry at least one electronic component and an electrical energy source supplying the electronic component with electrical current.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A watch comprising:
a bracelet or strap; and
a watch case;
wherein the bracelet or strap includes a first arm in which is housed a first printed circuit portion, and a second arm in which is housed a second printed circuit portion,
wherein the first arm is connected to the second arm via a median part configured to act as a seat for the watch case and which includes an element for ensuring electrical continuity between the first printed circuit portion and the second printed circuit portion,
wherein at least one of the first or second printed circuit portions carries at least one microcontroller and the other printed circuit portion carries at least one electrical energy source supplying the microcontroller with electrical current,
wherein the watch case is electronically totally independent from the bracelet or strap.

2. The watch according to claim 1 , wherein the first printed circuit portion, the second printed circuit portion, and the median part, which includes the element for ensuring electrical continuity between the first printed circuit portion and the second printed circuit portion, are made in one piece.

3. The watch according to claim 2 , wherein the median part includes at least one arch.

4. The watch according to claim 3 , wherein the median part is covered by an insert.

5. The watch according to claim 4 , wherein the watch case includes two pairs of diametrically opposite horns, and wherein the insert includes two guide elements, configured to be placed between the respective pairs of horns and each pierced with a hole for the passage of a pin to enable the bracelet or strap to be attached to the watch case.

6. The watch according to claim 5 , wherein the first arm and the second arm are formed by the first printed circuit portion and the second printed circuit portion overmolded with a first overmolding layer.

7. The watch according to claim 6 , wherein the insert is also overmolded with the first overmolding layer.

8. The watch according to claim 2 , wherein the median part is covered by an insert.

9. The watch according to claim 8 , wherein the watch case includes two pairs of diametrically opposite horns, and wherein the insert includes two guide elements, configured to be placed between the respective pairs of horns and each pierced with a hole for passage of a pin to enable the bracelet or strap to be attached to the watch case.

10. The watch according to claim 9 , wherein the first arm and the second arm are formed by the first printed circuit portion and the second printed circuit portion overmolded with a first overmolding layer.

11. The watch according to claim 10 , wherein the insert is also overmolded with the first overmolding layer.

12. The watch according to claim 1 , wherein the median part is covered by an insert.

13. The watch according to claim 12 , wherein the watch case includes two pairs of diametrically opposite horns, and wherein the insert includes two guide elements, configured to be placed between respective pairs of horns and each pierced with a hole for passage of a pin to enable the bracelet or strap to be attached to the watch case.

14. The watch according to claim 13 , wherein the first arm and the second arm are formed by the first printed circuit portion and the second printed circuit portion overmolded with a first overmolding layer.

15. The watch according to claim 14 , further comprising a sleeve including a first strand and a second strand connected to each other by a connecting part, wherein the first and second strands are hollow and each include an opening so that the first and second arms can slide therein.

16. The watch according to claim 14 , wherein the insert is also overmolded with the first overmolding layer.

17. The watch according to claim 16 , further comprising a sleeve including a first strand and a second strand connected to each other by a connecting part, wherein the first and second strands are hollow and each including an opening so that the first and second arms can slide therein.

18. The watch according to claim 17 , wherein the sleeve includes an upper band and a lower band joined to each other along peripheral edges thereof.

19. The watch according to claim 16 , wherein the bracelet or strap is overmolded with a second layer of plastic or elastomeric material.

20. The watch according to claim 15 , wherein the sleeve includes an upper band and a lower band joined to each other along peripheral edges thereof.

21. The watch according to claim 14 , wherein the bracelet or strap is overmolded with a second layer of plastic or elastomeric material.

Assignees

• Omega Sa

Inventors

• Nicolas Cedric
• Fostinis Dimitri

Classifications

• G04G17/06

  Electric connectors, e.g. conductive elastomers · CPC title

• A44C5/14

  characterised by the way of fastening to a wrist-watch or the like · CPC title

• G04B37/1486 Primary

  Arrangements for fixing to a bracelet (building watches into bracelets (montre marquise) G04B37/12; arrangements for hanging pocket- or other watches on chains G04B37/1446) · CPC title

• G04G17/08

  Housings · CPC title

• G04G17/04 Primary

  Mounting of electronic components · CPC title