DISPLAY OF A PHYSICAL MAGNITUDE ON A TIMEPIECE DISPLAY BASE

• US 20140104991A1
• Filed: 06/19/2012
• Published: 04/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Blancpain SA (The Swatch Group AG)
• Original Assignee: Blancpain SA (The Swatch Group AG)
• Inventors: Rochat, Marco, Hayex, Marc-Alexander
• Granted Patent: US 9,182,743 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 368/11
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 19/02 Back-gearing arrangements between gear train and hands transmissions in general G04B13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 19/025 for simultaneous indicating on several dials indicating means allowing simultaneous indication G04B19/048; with several separate dials G04B19/08; extra hands for indicating different local apparent times G04B19/23; with several clockworks G04B37/0083
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 19/22 Arrangements for indicating different local apparent times; Universal time pieces indicating by means of numbers or signs disposed on moving devices G04B19/20; illumination of dials or hands G04B19/30; combination with a terrestial globe in general G04B47/02; electronic time-zone watches G04G9/0076
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 19/223 with rotary disc, rotary bezel, or rotary dial
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 19/23 by means of additional hands or additional pairs of hands simultaneous indication on several dials G04B19/025; indicating devices giving several simultaneous indications G04B19/048
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 19/262 with indicators for astrological informations
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 19/268 with indicators for the phases of the moon
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 45/02 Time pieces of which the clockwork is visible partly or wholly figures or parts thereof moved by the clockwork G04B45/0038
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 47/066 with a pressure sensor
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 5/165 Weights consisting of several parts diverse weights which are movable in more than one plane G04B5/187
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 9/005 by optical indication of the amount of winding
• CPC Class Codes: G04F 7/0866 Special arrangements

Abstract

Timepiece movement (1) driving at least one output wheel set (3), from a means (2A) of generating a time magnitude, or a means (2B) of detecting the magnitude of the state of a control member of this movement, or a means (2C) of measuring a physical magnitude, the position of this output wheel set (3) being linked to an instantaneous value of this magnitude, displayed on a swivelling display base (10) and including a display wheel set (4) cooperating with this output wheel set (3).

This display wheel set (4) is permanently coupled to this output wheel set (3) and this movement (1) includes a supplementary wheel set (5) pivoting synchronously or in an integer pivoting velocity ratio relative to supplementary wheel set (5).

Timepiece (100) including a movement (1) of this type.

Claims

1-21. -21. (canceled)

22. A timepiece movement driving at least one output wheel set, from a source of motion secured to a plate or a bridge comprised in said movement, said source of motion being formed, either by a means of generating a time magnitude, or a means of detecting the magnitude of the state of a control member of said movement, or a means of measuring or of storing a physical magnitude external to said movement, the position of said output wheel set being linked to an instantaneous value of said magnitude, respectively of said time magnitude, or said magnitude of a state, or of said physical magnitude, according to the nature of said source of motion, wherein said instantaneous value is displayed on a display base swivelling relative to said source of motion and including at least one display wheel set cooperating with said output wheel set with which said display wheel set is permanently coupled, directly or via a gear train, and further wherein said display base carries at least one supplementary wheel set pivoting synchronously, or in an integer pivoting velocity ratio relative to said display wheel set.

23. The timepiece movement according to claim 22, wherein said movement includes at least one second output wheel set arranged either to take a position connected to the instantaneous value of another physical magnitude, or to define a total variation range or a scale of magnitude of the value of the magnitude which defines the position of said first output wheel set.

24. The timepiece movement according to claim 22, wherein said display base includes a plurality of display wheel sets which either all cooperate with a single supplementary display wheel set, or each cooperate with a particular supplementary display wheel set.

25. The timepiece movement according to claim 22, wherein said display wheel set is arranged to pivot about a first secondary pivot axis carried by said display base, and further wherein said display wheel set is permanently coupled, directly or indirectly, to said first output wheel set, and in that said at least one supplementary display wheel set is arranged to pivot about a second secondary pivot axis carried by said display base, said second secondary pivot axis being parallel to or merged with said first secondary pivot axis.

26. The timepiece movement according to claim 22, wherein said display base includes a a means of kinematic connection to an oscillating weight of a self winding mechanism, or in that said base forms an oscillating weight of a self-winding mechanism.

27. The timepiece movement according to claim 26, wherein said means of kinematic connection is a permanently coupled drive means.

28. The timepiece movement according to claim 26, wherein said means of kinematic connection is an uncouplable drive means.

29. The timepiece movement according to claim 28, wherein said uncouplable drive means uses friction.

30. The timepiece movement according to claim 22, wherein said means of generating a time magnitude is a means of generating a date.

31. The timepiece movement according to claim 22, wherein said means of generating a time magnitude is a means of generating the time display.

32. The timepiece movement according to claim 22, wherein said means of generating a time magnitude is a means of generating a moon phase.

33. The timepiece movement according to claim 22, wherein said means of generating a time magnitude is a means of generating an equation of time.

34. The timepiece movement according to claim 22, wherein said means of generating a time magnitude is a means of generating a running equation of time.

35. The timepiece movement according to claim 22, wherein said means of generating a time magnitude is a means of generating a time zone.

36. The timepiece movement according to claim 22, wherein said means of generating a time magnitude is a means of generating a chronograph measurement.

37. The timepiece movement according to claim 22, wherein said means of detecting the state of a control member of said timepiece movement is connected to the detection of the position of a pusher comprised in said timepiece movement.

38. The timepiece movement according to claim 22, wherein said means of measuring a physical magnitude external to said timepiece movement includes at least one barometric sensor.

39. The timepiece movement according to claim 22, wherein said movement includes at least one display face which has an area of revolution which is entirely formed by said display base which includes, coaxial to a main pivot axis about which said display base pivots, a tubular means of passage for at least one cannon-pinion or a stem for accommodating a hand or a disc or another display means driven by said movement.

40. The timepiece movement according to claim 39, wherein said movement includes, in addition to said at least one display face, another display face which is opposite thereto and which includes at least one other display means driven by said movement.

41. The timepiece including at least one timepiece movement according to claim 22.

42. The timepiece according to claim 41, wherein said timepiece is a reversible watch, and in that said movement includes at least one display face which has an area of revolution which is entirely formed by said display base which includes, coaxial to a main pivot axis about which said display base pivots, a tubular means of passage for the passage of at least one cannon-pinion or a stem for accommodating a hand or a disc or another display means driven by said movement, and in that, in addition to said at least one display face, said movement includes another display face which is opposite thereto and which includes at least one other display means driven by said movement.