Tourbillon watch winder
First Claim
1. A watch winder comprising:
- a) a watch carrier having a longitudinal axis;
b) drive means for rotating said watch carrier about said longitudinal axis; and
c) a controller to control the rotation of said watch carrier through successive winding cycles, said controller stopping said watch carrier at the end of each cycle with the orientation of the watch carrier being a predetermined number of degrees different from the orientation of the watch carrier at the end of the immediately preceding cycle.
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Abstract
A watch winder includes a watch carrier having a longitudinal axis, a continuous outer wall having a plurality of detectable features, and a watch holder to support the watch relative to the longitudinal axis so that the watch rotates upon rotation of the carrier about the longitudinal axis; a drive means within a circuit including a controller to control the rotation of the watch carrier through successive winding cycles; and a sensor to detect the position of the detectable features, the controller stopping the carrier at the end of each cycle in response to detection of a given number of detectable features by the sensor, the feature detected at the end of each cycle being different from the feature detected by the sensor at the end of the immediately preceding cycle.
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29 Claims
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1. A watch winder comprising:
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a) a watch carrier having a longitudinal axis; b) drive means for rotating said watch carrier about said longitudinal axis; and c) a controller to control the rotation of said watch carrier through successive winding cycles, said controller stopping said watch carrier at the end of each cycle with the orientation of the watch carrier being a predetermined number of degrees different from the orientation of the watch carrier at the end of the immediately preceding cycle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A watch winder for winding a watch during successive winding cycles comprising:
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a) a watch carrier having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of detectable features; b) drive means for rotating said watch carrier about said longitudinal axis; and c) a sensor to detect said detectable features; and d) a controller to stop the rotation of said carrier at the end of each winding cycle in response to detection of a detectable feature by said sensor with the orientation of said watch carrier being a predetermined number of degrees different from the orientation of said watch carrier at the end of the immediately preceding winding cycle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A watch winder to wind a watch during successive winding cycles comprising:
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a) a cylinder having a given diameter, a given length, a longitudinal axis, a continuous outer wall, a plurality of detectable features, an interior, and opposed ends; b) a watch holder insertable into the interior of said cylinder; c) a cylinder rest adapted to freely support said cylinder, said rest including at least one drive surface positioned to engage and rotate said cylinder when said cylinder is supported on said rest; and d) an electrical circuit including an electric motor operatively connected to said drive surface, a sensor to detect said detectable features, and a controller to open said circuit at the end of each winding cycle in response to detection of said detectable features by said sensor with the orientation of said watch holder being a predetermined number of degrees different from the orientation of said watch holder at the end of the immediately preceding winding cycle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of winding a self-winding watch during a plurality of winding cycles comprising:
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a) positioning said watch relative to an axis of rotation; and b) rotating said watch about said axis of rotation through successive winding cycles, stopping the rotation of said watch at the end of each cycle with the orientation of the watch being at a predetermined number of degrees different from the orientation of the watch at the end of the immediately preceding cycle. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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