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EP1058166A2
EP1058166A2 EP99124527A EP99124527A EP1058166A2 EP 1058166 A2 EP1058166 A2 EP 1058166A2 EP 99124527 A EP99124527 A EP 99124527A EP 99124527 A EP99124527 A EP 99124527A EP 1058166 A2 EP1058166 A2 EP 1058166A2
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Didier Faoro
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  • timepieces displaying universal time, in especially wrist watches and pocket watches.
  • the hour system most commonly used universal features a rotating bezel on which is inscribed with the names of twenty-four cities, each representing a time zone hourly, as well as a twenty-four hour disc numbered from 1 to 24.
  • the disc of twenty-four hours is linked kinematically to the hands of the display clockwise and rotates counter-clockwise one revolution in twenty-four hours.
  • a second universal time system also includes a rotating bezel with twenty-four cities, a central needle making a twenty-four turn hours and which is independent of the hands of the time display, the digits of 1 to 24 forming part of the dial.
  • the disadvantage of this system is that indirect reading of universal time. It is indeed necessary to reposition the telescope to know the time of a city at different times of the day.
  • the object of the present invention is to offer a timepiece which aforementioned drawbacks, which allows a reading without manipulation of the time universal and whose correction when changing time zones is as simple as possible.
  • the licensee has developed a mechanism for achieve this goal, a mechanism described in the published German patent application No DE 197 16 693.
  • Such a timepiece allowing a change of time zone has a twenty-four hour disc, a city disc rotary and a correction mechanism kinematically connecting the twenty-four disc hours, the cities disc and the hour hand so as to make make 1 / 24th of a turn anti-clockwise to the two discs and do advance the hour hand by one hour for each time zone correction schedule.
  • This mechanism has the characteristic that the displacements of discs and the hour hand are obtained using a spring beforehand armed by a pusher. In such a construction, we are led to use a large spring so that the spring force is sufficient to carry out the correction on the three moving elements.
  • the present invention aims to remedy this drawback and has for object a timepiece as described in claim 1.
  • Figure 1 is a plan view of the watch object of the present invention showing local time.
  • Figure 2 illustrates the watch of Figure 1 and the movement of the different parts when changing time zones.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates the watch of FIGS. 1 and 2 once set to the time following a time zone change.
  • Figure 4 is a partially exploded top view of the mechanism allowing time zone correction.
  • the watch has an outer disc 1 on which is affixed the name of twenty-four cities each corresponding to a time zone.
  • This disc of cities 1 is provided with markers 2 represented by example with a black dot, the marker representing GMT time located on the same time zone that London is for example in the form of a point of different color.
  • a second disc 3 of the twenty-four hours presents a numbering from 1 to 24.
  • Dial 4 has a marker at 12 o'clock, for example triangular 5 used to indicate which city corresponds to the time displayed by hands 6,7 of the time display. Universal time reading is immediate and requires no manipulation.
  • the local time is 12 hours and 15 minutes.
  • New York time For example it just find the inscription New York on the disc of cities 1 (at 9 a.m.) and read the corresponding figure on disc 3 of the twenty-four hours, in occurrence 6. So in New York it is 6 hours and 15 minutes in the morning, the minute being universal.
  • Figure 4 illustrates the mechanism of universal hours.
  • This mechanism includes a disc support 8 screwed onto three guide tubes 9,13 screwed into the plate.
  • the disc support 8 guides the disc of cities 1, the latter being integral with the star of cities 10.
  • a corrector 11 whose center of rotation is at A is actuated by means of a pusher (not illustrated) acting on a tenon 12 located at 10 o'clock.
  • the center of rotation A of the corrector 11 cooperates with an oblong lumen L of the corrector 11 so that when it is pushed on the tenon 12 the corrector 11 first translates and then rotates around A.
  • the corrector 11 is brought back in its rest position against the guide tube 9 thanks to a return spring 14.
  • a pin 15 driven into a first arm 11 ′ of the corrector 11 works at a higher level with the internal toothing of twenty-four teeth of the star of cities 10.
  • the cities jumper 16 pivots around a ring driven into the plate in position B.
  • This cities jumper 16 comprises a stud 17 provided with two sides 17 ', 17 "forming an angle between them.
  • the stud 17 is integral with the jumper of cities 16 and in the rest position rests on the teeth of the cities star 10 and thereby positions the cities disk 1.
  • the jumper 16 is returned to its rest position by a return spring 18.
  • the stud 17 and the toothing 10 of the cities disc form an "all or nothing" which guarantees that all the functions of the rocker 11 are performed completely.
  • the end of travel of the rocker 11 is determined by the contacting of the spout 11 "'against the guide tube 38.
  • the 24-hour star is driven by the hour wheel via the 25 hour jumper.
  • the 24 hour star attached to the additional 27 hour wheel, causes the latter to rotate.
  • the wheel 27 meshes with a return 29 which is fixed on the hour correction wheel 22 which also carries a second reference 28 which meshes with the internal dentition of the disc of the twenty-four hours 3.
  • the twenty-four hour disc 3 rotates continuously in the counterclockwise at the rate of one revolution per twenty-four hours. Because it is dependent on the 6 hour hand, it is impossible to shift one relative to the other.
  • This pawl 30 is subjected to the action of a spring 31 fixed on the arm 11 "of the corrector and has a spout intended to cooperate with the serration of the wolf's teeth of the correction wheel 22 hours.
  • This arm 11 "of the corrector 11 still carries a second spring 32 of which the curved end is intended to be applied against the serration of the hour correction wheel 22 to brake it at the end of a time zone correction.
  • the correction mechanism also includes a brake 33 pivoted on the pin 34.
  • This brake comprises a spring 35 tending to hold the brake in active position, the brake shoe 36 then being in contact with the teeth of the hour wheel, keeping it in place and preventing the minute hand does not move during correction.
  • this brake In the inactive rest position, this brake is kept out of contact with the hour wheel by a pin 37 acting on a lever 38 of the brake 33.
  • the brakes 32 and 33 In normal operation of the timepiece, the brakes 32 and 33 are deactivated, the corrector 11 being held in the rest position by its spring reminder 14.
  • the additional hour wheel 27, located above the hour wheel hours is driven by it via the clutch 25, and drives the twenty-four hour disc 3.

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Abstract

A universal timepiece is corrected for a changed time zone by successive push button operations on a lever (11) pivoted at (A). Each operation corrects by one hour and is effected by a beak (30) which through gearing (28,29) and a supplementary hour wheel (27) turns the twenty four hour disk (3) anticlockwise and the hour hand (6) clockwise and also through a pin (15) which turns the city disk (1) anticlockwise

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Il existe de nombreuses pièces d'horlogerie affichant l'heure universelle, en particulier des montres-bracelets et des montres de poche. Le système d'heures universelles le plus couramment utilisé comporte une lunette tournante sur laquelle est inscrit le nom de vingt-quatre villes représentant chacune un fuseau horaire, ainsi qu'un disque de vingt-quatre heures numéroté de 1 à 24. Le disque de vingt-quatre heures est relié cinématiquement aux aiguilles de l'affichage horaire et tourne à raison d'un tour en vingt-quatre heures dans le sens anti-horaire. Ces pièces d'horlogerie permettent une lecture facile et instantanée de l'heure universelle car il n'y a aucune manipulation à effectuer. Il suffit en effet de chercher sur la lunette la ville dont on veut connaítre l'heure et de lire ensuite le chiffre adjacent sur le disque de vingt-quatre heures. En revanche ces montres présentent l'inconvénient de devoir remettre la montre à l'heure lors d'un changement de fuseau horaire, manipulations qui peuvent être longues et compliquées et le temps s'écoulant pendant la manipulation n'est pas compté. Dans certains cas, cela nécessite une mise à l'heure subséquente. Un deuxième système d'heures universelles comprend également une lunette tournante comportant vingt-quatre villes, une aiguille centrale faisant un tour en vingt-quatre heures et qui est indépendante des aiguilles de l'affichage horaire, les chiffres de 1 à 24 faisant partie du cadran. L'inconvénient de ce système réside dans le fait d'une lecture indirecte de l'heure universelle. Il faut en effet repositionner la lunette pour connaítre l'heure d'une ville à différents moments de la journée.There are many timepieces displaying universal time, in especially wrist watches and pocket watches. The hour system most commonly used universal features a rotating bezel on which is inscribed with the names of twenty-four cities, each representing a time zone hourly, as well as a twenty-four hour disc numbered from 1 to 24. The disc of twenty-four hours is linked kinematically to the hands of the display clockwise and rotates counter-clockwise one revolution in twenty-four hours. These timepieces allow an easy and instantaneous reading of universal time because there is no manipulation to do. It suffices to look on the telescope for the city whose time you want to know and then read the adjacent figure on the twenty-four hour disc. However these watches have the disadvantage of having to reset the watch on time during a change of time zone, manipulations which can be long and complicated and the time elapsing during handling is not counted. In some cases, this requires subsequent time setting. A second universal time system also includes a rotating bezel with twenty-four cities, a central needle making a twenty-four turn hours and which is independent of the hands of the time display, the digits of 1 to 24 forming part of the dial. The disadvantage of this system is that indirect reading of universal time. It is indeed necessary to reposition the telescope to know the time of a city at different times of the day.

Le but de la présente invention est d'offrir une pièce d'horlogerie obviant aux inconvénients précités, qui permette une lecture sans manipulation de l'heure universelle et dont la correction lors d'un changement de fuseau horaire soit la plus simple possible. La titulaire a mis au point un mécanisme permettant d'atteindre ce but, mécanisme décrit dans la demande de brevet allemand publiée No DE 197 16 693. Une telle pièce d'horlogerie permettant un changement de fuseau horaire comporte un disque de vingt-quatre heures, un disque des villes rotatif et un mécanisme de correction reliant cinématiquement le disque de vingt-quatre heures, le disque des villes et l'aiguille des heures de manière à faire effectuer 1/24ème de tour dans le sens anti-horaire aux deux disques et à faire avancer l'aiguille des heures d'une heure pour chaque correction de fuseau horaire.The object of the present invention is to offer a timepiece which aforementioned drawbacks, which allows a reading without manipulation of the time universal and whose correction when changing time zones is as simple as possible. The licensee has developed a mechanism for achieve this goal, a mechanism described in the published German patent application No DE 197 16 693. Such a timepiece allowing a change of time zone has a twenty-four hour disc, a city disc rotary and a correction mechanism kinematically connecting the twenty-four disc hours, the cities disc and the hour hand so as to make make 1 / 24th of a turn anti-clockwise to the two discs and do advance the hour hand by one hour for each time zone correction schedule.

Ce mécanisme présente la caractéristique que les déplacements des disques et de l'aiguille des heures sont obtenus à l'aide d'un ressort préalablement armé par un poussoir. Dans une telle construction, on est conduit à utiliser un ressort de grande dimension pour que la force du ressort soit suffisante pour mener à bien la correction sur les trois éléments mobiles.This mechanism has the characteristic that the displacements of discs and the hour hand are obtained using a spring beforehand armed by a pusher. In such a construction, we are led to use a large spring so that the spring force is sufficient to carry out the correction on the three moving elements.

La présente invention a pour but de remédier à cet inconvénient et a pour objet une pièce d'horlogerie telle que décrite dans la revendication 1.The present invention aims to remedy this drawback and has for object a timepiece as described in claim 1.

L'invention va maintenant être décrite en détail en référence au dessin annexé qui illustre à titre d'exemple le mécanisme de la pièce d'horlogerie à heures universelles.The invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawing. attached which illustrates by way of example the mechanism of the timepiece universal hours.

La figure 1 est une vue en plan de la montre objet de la présente invention affichant l'heure locale.Figure 1 is a plan view of the watch object of the present invention showing local time.

La figure 2 illustre la montre de la figure 1 et le déplacement des différentes parties lors d'un changement de fuseau horaire.Figure 2 illustrates the watch of Figure 1 and the movement of the different parts when changing time zones.

La figure 3 illustre la montre des figures 1 et 2 une fois mise à l'heure suite à un changement de fuseau horaire.FIG. 3 illustrates the watch of FIGS. 1 and 2 once set to the time following a time zone change.

La figure 4 est une vue de dessus partiellement éclatée du mécanisme permettant la correction de fuseau horaire.Figure 4 is a partially exploded top view of the mechanism allowing time zone correction.

En référence aux figures 1 à 3, la montre comporte un disque extérieur 1 sur lequel est apposé le nom de vingt-quatre villes correspondant chacune à un fuseau horaire. Ce disque des villes 1 est muni de repères 2 représentés par exemple par un point noir, le repère représentant l'heure GMT situé sur le même fuseau horaire que Londres se présente par exemple sous la forme d'un point de couleur différente. Un second disque 3 des vingt-quatre heures présente une numérotation de 1 à 24. Le cadran 4 comporte à 12 heures un repère par exemple triangulaire 5 permettant d'indiquer à quelle ville correspond l'heure affichée par les aiguilles 6,7 de l'affichage horaire. La lecture de l'heure universelle est immédiate et ne nécessite aucune manipulation. Sur la figure 1, l'heure locale est de 12 heures et 15 minutes. Pour connaítre l'heure de New York par exemple il suffit de trouver l'inscription New York sur le disque des villes 1 (à 9 heures) et de lire le chiffre correspondant sur le disque 3 des vingt-quatre heures, en l'occurrence 6. Ainsi à New York il est 6 heures et 15 minutes le matin, la minute étant universelle.Referring to Figures 1 to 3, the watch has an outer disc 1 on which is affixed the name of twenty-four cities each corresponding to a time zone. This disc of cities 1 is provided with markers 2 represented by example with a black dot, the marker representing GMT time located on the same time zone that London is for example in the form of a point of different color. A second disc 3 of the twenty-four hours presents a numbering from 1 to 24. Dial 4 has a marker at 12 o'clock, for example triangular 5 used to indicate which city corresponds to the time displayed by hands 6,7 of the time display. Universal time reading is immediate and requires no manipulation. In Figure 1, the local time is 12 hours and 15 minutes. To know New York time for example it just find the inscription New York on the disc of cities 1 (at 9 a.m.) and read the corresponding figure on disc 3 of the twenty-four hours, in occurrence 6. So in New York it is 6 hours and 15 minutes in the morning, the minute being universal.

Lorsque l'utilisateur change de fuseau horaire et désire mettre sa montre à l'heure, il suffit d'actionner le poussoir situé à 10 heures, représenté schématiquement par la flèche F, le nombre de fois nécessaire pour amener la ville correspondant au nouveau fuseau horaire à 12 heures en face du repère triangulaire 5 du cadran 4. A chaque pression sur le poussoir, le disque des villes 1 et le disque des vingt-quatre heures 3 tournent d'un 24/ème de tour dans le sens anti-horaire pendant que l'aiguille des heures 6 avance d'une heure. Sur la figure 3, après avoir actionné le poussoir 18 fois, la ville de New York est en face du repère triangulaire 5 et la montre indique l'heure locale à New York (6 heures et 15 minutes). On notera qu'il est toujours possible de connaítre l'heure locale précédente (Paris) en lisant directement le chiffre sur le disque de vingt-quatre heures 3 en regard de Paris (12).When the user changes time zone and wants to put his watch on time, just press the button at 10 o'clock, shown schematically by arrow F, the number of times necessary to bring the city corresponding to the new time zone at 12 o'clock in front of the marker triangular 5 of dial 4. Each time the button is pressed, the cities disc 1 and the twenty-four hour disc 3 turn one 24 / th of a turn in the direction anti-clockwise while the 6 hour hand advances by one hour. On the face 3, after having pressed the push button 18 times, New York City is opposite the triangular mark 5 and the watch shows the local time in New York (6 a.m. and 15 minutes). Note that it is always possible to know the local time previous (Paris) by reading directly the figure on the disc of twenty-four 3 hours opposite Paris (12).

La figure 4 illustre le mécanisme d'heures universelles. Ce mécanisme comporte un support de disque 8 vissé sur trois tubes de guidage 9,13 vissés dans la platine. Le support de disque 8 guide le disque des villes 1, ce dernier étant solidaire de l'étoile des villes 10. Un correcteur 11 dont le centre de rotation se trouve en A est actionné par l'intermédiaire d'un poussoir (non illustré) agissant sur un tenon 12 situé à 10 heures. Le centre de rotation A du correcteur 11 coopère avec une lumière L oblongue du correcteur 11 de sorte que lors d'une poussée sur le tenon 12 le correcteur 11 effectue d'abord une translation puis une rotation autour de A. Le correcteur 11 est ramené à sa position de repos contre le tube de guidage 9 grâce à un ressort de rappel 14. Une goupille 15 chassée dans un premier bras 11' du correcteur 11 travaille à un niveau supérieur avec la denture intérieure de vingt-quatre dents de l'étoile des villes 10. Ainsi, en actionnant le correcteur 11 par l'intermédiaire du tenon 12, le disque des villes effectue 1/24ème de tour dans le sens anti-horaire à chaque pression. Le sautoir des villes 16 pivote autour d'une bague chassée dans la platine en position B. Ce sautoir des villes 16 comporte un plot 17 muni de deux flancs 17', 17" formant un angle entre eux. Le plot 17 est solidaire du sautoir des villes 16 et en position de repos prend appui sur la denture de l'étoile des villes 10 et positionne de ce fait le disque des villes 1. Le sautoir 16 est ramené à sa position de repos par un ressort de rappel 18. Le plot 17 et la denture 10 du disque des villes forment un « tout ou rien » qui garantit que toutes les fonctions de la bascule 11 sont effectuées complètement. La fin de course de la bascule 11 est déterminée par l'entrée en contact du bec 11"' contre le tube de guidage 38.Figure 4 illustrates the mechanism of universal hours. This mechanism includes a disc support 8 screwed onto three guide tubes 9,13 screwed into the plate. The disc support 8 guides the disc of cities 1, the latter being integral with the star of cities 10. A corrector 11 whose center of rotation is at A is actuated by means of a pusher (not illustrated) acting on a tenon 12 located at 10 o'clock. The center of rotation A of the corrector 11 cooperates with an oblong lumen L of the corrector 11 so that when it is pushed on the tenon 12 the corrector 11 first translates and then rotates around A. The corrector 11 is brought back in its rest position against the guide tube 9 thanks to a return spring 14. A pin 15 driven into a first arm 11 ′ of the corrector 11 works at a higher level with the internal toothing of twenty-four teeth of the star of cities 10. Thus, by actuating the corrector 11 by means of the tenon 12, the city disk performs 1/24 th of a turn in an anti-clockwise direction each time it is pressed. The cities jumper 16 pivots around a ring driven into the plate in position B. This cities jumper 16 comprises a stud 17 provided with two sides 17 ', 17 "forming an angle between them. The stud 17 is integral with the jumper of cities 16 and in the rest position rests on the teeth of the cities star 10 and thereby positions the cities disk 1. The jumper 16 is returned to its rest position by a return spring 18. The stud 17 and the toothing 10 of the cities disc form an "all or nothing" which guarantees that all the functions of the rocker 11 are performed completely. The end of travel of the rocker 11 is determined by the contacting of the spout 11 "'against the guide tube 38.

En fonctionnement normal de la pièce d'horlogerie, l'étoile des heures 24 est entraínée par la roue des heures par l'intermédiaire du sautoir des heures 25.In normal operation of the timepiece, the 24-hour star is driven by the hour wheel via the 25 hour jumper.

L'étoile des heures 24, solidaire de la roue supplémentaire des heures 27, entraíne cette dernière en rotation. La roue 27 engrène avec un renvoi 29 qui est fixé sur la roue de correction des heures 22 qui porte également un deuxième renvoi 28 qui engrène avec la dentition intérieure du disque des vingt-quatre heures 3. Ainsi, le disque des vingt-quatre heures 3 tourne en continu dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre à raison d'un tour par vingt-quatre heures. Du fait qu'il est dépendant de l'aiguille des heures 6, il est impossible de les décaler l'un par rapport à l'autre.The 24 hour star, attached to the additional 27 hour wheel, causes the latter to rotate. The wheel 27 meshes with a return 29 which is fixed on the hour correction wheel 22 which also carries a second reference 28 which meshes with the internal dentition of the disc of the twenty-four hours 3. Thus, the twenty-four hour disc 3 rotates continuously in the counterclockwise at the rate of one revolution per twenty-four hours. Because it is dependent on the 6 hour hand, it is impossible to shift one relative to the other.

Pour permettre la correction des heures sans dérégler la mise à l'heure de l'aiguille des minutes 7, il faut rendre la roue supplémentaire des heures indépendante de la roue des heures pendant le changement de fuseau horaire. Ceci est résolu par l'utilisation d'un embrayage du type à étoile de 12 dents dont le principe est décrit en détail dans le brevet CH 340.191 au nom de la demanderesse. Cet embrayage comporte une étoile des heures de 12 dents 24 posée sur la roue des heures, un sautoir des heures 25 pivotant en D ainsi que son ressort de rappel 26. Cet ensemble est maintenu en hauteur par la roue supplémentaire des heures 27 et le pont P. Le sautoir des heures 25 s'appuie sur la denture de l'étoile des heures 24 qui porte l'aiguille des heures 6.To allow the hours to be corrected without disrupting the time setting the minute hand 7, the additional hour wheel must be returned independent of the hour wheel during time zone change. This is resolved by the use of a 12-tooth star type clutch, the principle is described in detail in patent CH 340,191 in the name of plaintiff. This clutch has a 12 tooth 24 hour star placed on the hour wheel, a 25-hour jumper swiveling in D as well as its return spring 26. This assembly is held in height by the wheel hours 27 and bridge P. The 25 hours jumper is supported by the toothing of the 24 hour star which carries the hour hand 6.

Le correcteur 11, actionné par le tenon 12, comporte encore un second bras 11" sur l'extrémité duquel est pivoté un cliquet 30. Ce cliquet 30 est soumis à l'action d'un ressort 31 fixé sur le bras 11" du correcteur et présente un bec destiné à coopérer avec la denture en dents-de-loup de la roue de correction des heures 22.The corrector 11, actuated by the tenon 12, also has a second arm 11 "on the end of which a pawl 30 is pivoted. This pawl 30 is subjected to the action of a spring 31 fixed on the arm 11 "of the corrector and has a spout intended to cooperate with the serration of the wolf's teeth of the correction wheel 22 hours.

Ce bras 11" du correcteur 11 porte encore un second ressort 32 dont l'extrémité incurvée est destinée à être appliquée contre la denture en dents-de-loup de la roue de correction des heures 22 pour freiner celle-ci à la fin d'une correction de fuseau horaire.This arm 11 "of the corrector 11 still carries a second spring 32 of which the curved end is intended to be applied against the serration of the hour correction wheel 22 to brake it at the end of a time zone correction.

Le mécanisme de correction comporte encore un frein 33 pivoté sur la goupille 34. Ce frein comporte un ressort 35 tendant à maintenir le frein en position active, le patin du frein 36 étant alors en contact avec la denture de la roue des heures, maintenant celle-ci en place et évitant que l'aiguille des minutes ne bouge lors de la correction.The correction mechanism also includes a brake 33 pivoted on the pin 34. This brake comprises a spring 35 tending to hold the brake in active position, the brake shoe 36 then being in contact with the teeth of the hour wheel, keeping it in place and preventing the minute hand does not move during correction.

En position inactive de repos, ce frein est maintenu hors de contact d'avec la roue des heures par une goupille 37 agissant sur un levier 38 du frein 33. En fonctionnement normal de la pièce d'horlogerie, les freins 32 et 33 sont désactivés, le correcteur 11 étant maintenu en position de repos par son ressort de rappel 14.In the inactive rest position, this brake is kept out of contact with the hour wheel by a pin 37 acting on a lever 38 of the brake 33. In normal operation of the timepiece, the brakes 32 and 33 are deactivated, the corrector 11 being held in the rest position by its spring reminder 14.

La roue supplémentaire des heures 27, située au-dessus de la roue des heures est entraínée par celle-ci par l'intermédiaire de l'embrayage 25, et entraíne le disque de vingt-quatre heures 3.The additional hour wheel 27, located above the hour wheel hours is driven by it via the clutch 25, and drives the twenty-four hour disc 3.

Lorsque l'usager veut effectuer un changement de fuseau horaire, il appuie sur le tenon 12 à fond autant de fois qu'il veut changer de fuseau horaire.When the user wants to change the time zone, he presses on the tenon 12 fully as many times as it wants to change time zone.

Par une pression sur le tenon 12, le correcteur 11 effectue d'abord une translation jusqu'à ce qu'il arrive en butée sur le tube de guidage A puis il pivote dans le sens contraire des aiguilles d'une montre ce qui provoque

  • a. l'avancement du disque des villes 1 dans le sens anti-horaire d'un pas par la goupille 15 agissant sur la denture 10 de l'étoile des villes. Le sautoir 16 fixe pour chaque pas du disque des villes sa position stable.
  • b. le cliquet 30 pivoté sur le bras 11" du correcteur entraíne par son bec la roue de correction des heures d'une valeur angulaire correspondant à une heure. La roue de correction des heures 22 entraíne d'une part le disque de vingt-quatre heures 3 par le renvoi 28 et d'autre part l'aiguille des heures par l'intermédiaire du renvoi 29 engrenant avec la roue supplémentaire des heures 27. Ainsi, le disque de vingt-quatre heures 3 et l'aiguille des heures 6 sont entraínés d'une valeur angulaire correspondant à une heure, l'un dans un sens anti-horaire et l'autre dans le sens horaire.
  • c. Les freins 32 et 33 sont appliqués respectivement contre la denture de la roue de correction des heures 22 et la denture de la roue des heures . Le frein 32 permet d'éviter toute rotation de la roue de correction des heures dépassant la valeur angulaire désirée, correspondant à une heure, dépassement qui pourrait être dû à l'inertie du disque de vingt-quatre heures si le tenon 12 est activé brusquement.
    Ainsi, pour chaque pression du tenon 12, les deux disques 1,3 effectuent 1/24ème de tour dans le sens anti-horaire et l'aiguille des heures 6 avance d'une heure.
    • By pressing the tenon 12, the corrector 11 first carries out a translation until it comes into abutment on the guide tube A then it pivots in the anticlockwise direction which causes
  • a . the advancement of the cities disc 1 counterclockwise one step by the pin 15 acting on the teeth 10 of the cities star. The jumper 16 fixes its stable position for each step of the city disc.
  • b . the pawl 30 pivoted on the arm 11 "of the corrector drives by its beak the hour correction wheel with an angular value corresponding to one hour. The hour correction wheel 22 drives on the one hand the twenty-four hour disc 3 by the reference 28 and on the other hand the hour hand via the reference 29 meshing with the additional hour wheel 27. Thus, the twenty-four hour disc 3 and the hour hand 6 are driven with an angular value corresponding to one hour, one counterclockwise and the other clockwise.
  • c . The brakes 32 and 33 are applied respectively against the toothing of the hour correction wheel 22 and the toothing of the hour wheel. The brake 32 makes it possible to avoid any rotation of the hour correction wheel exceeding the desired angular value, corresponding to one hour, overshoot which could be due to the inertia of the twenty-four hour disc if the tenon 12 is activated suddenly. .
    Thus, for each pressure of the tenon 12, the two discs 1.3 perform 1/24 th of a turn anti-clockwise and the hour hand 6 advances by one hour.

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    Pièce d'horlogerie à heures universelles comportant un aiguillage pour l'affichage horaire et un mécanisme pour permettre la mise à l'heure lors d'un changement de fuseau horaire, ce mécanisme comportant un disque de 24 heures (3) entraíné en rotation à raison d'un tour en vingt-quatre heures, un disque des villes (1) rotatif et un mécanisme de correction reliant cinématiquement le disque de vingt-quatre heures (3), le disque des villes (1) et l'aiguille des heures (6) de l'aiguillage horaire de manière à faire effectuer 1/24ème de tour dans le sens anti-horaire aux deux disques (1,3) et à faire avancer l'aiguille des heures (6) d'une heure à chaque correction de fuseau horaire, caractérisée en ce que les mouvements conjoints de l'aiguille des heures (6), du disque des villes (1) et du disque de vingt-quatre heures (3) sont obtenus par une pression positive sur un poussoir actionnant un tenon (12) que comporte un correcteur (11) de ce mécanisme.Timepiece with universal hours comprising a switch for the time display and a mechanism for setting the time when changing time zones, this mechanism comprising a 24-hour disc (3) rotated at due to one revolution in twenty-four hours, a rotating city disc (1) and a correction mechanism kinematically connecting the twenty-four hour disc (3), the city disc (1) and the hour hand (6) of the time switch so as to make 1/24 th of a turn anti-clockwise to the two discs (1,3) and to advance the hour hand (6) from one hour to each time zone correction, characterized in that the joint movements of the hour hand (6), the city disc (1) and the twenty-four hour disc (3) are obtained by positive pressure on a pusher actuating a tenon (12) that includes a corrector (11) of this mechanism. Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le disque de vingt-quatre heures (3) comporte une dentition intérieure et que, durant la marche normale, ce disque (3) est entraíné en rotation dans le sens anti-horaire par l'intermédiaire d'un renvoi (28) solidaire d'un renvoi (29) engrenant avec la roue supplémentaire des heures (27) solidaire de l'aiguille des heures (6).Timepiece according to claim 1, characterized in that the twenty-four hour disc (3) has internal teeth and that, during normal operation, this disc (3) is rotated counterclockwise by means of an integral return (28) of a reference (29) meshing with the additional hour wheel (27) secured to the hour hand (6). Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que le disque des villes (1) est solidaire d'une étoile des villes à 24 dents et que le mécanisme de correction comporte un sautoir (16) muni d'un plot (17) en appui sur la dentition de l'étoile des villes (10). Timepiece according to claim 2, characterized in that the disc of cities (1) is attached to a city star with 24 teeth and that the correction mechanism comprises a jumper (16) provided with a stud (17) resting on the dentition of the city star (10). Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que, en position de repos, le plot (17) est maintenu en appui contre deux dents adjacentes de l'étoile des villes (10) par le ressort de rappel (18).Timepiece according to claim 3, characterized in that, in rest position, the stud (17) is held in abutment against two teeth adjacent to the city star (10) by the return spring (18). Pièce d'horlogerie selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le correcteur (11) comporte un bras (11") sur l'extrémité duquel est pivoté un cliquet (30) dont le bec coopère avec la denture en dents-de-loup de la roue de correction des heures (22) pendant la correction.Timepiece according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the corrector (11) has an arm (11 ") on the end of which is pivoted a pawl (30) whose spout cooperates with the serration of the hour correction wheel (22) during the correction. Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 5, caractérisée en ce que le bras (11") du correcteur (11) comporte une goupille (37) activant un frein (33) de la roue des heures pendant la correction.Timepiece according to claim 5, characterized in that the corrector arm (11 ") (11) has a pin (37) activating a brake (33) of the hour wheel during correction. Pièce d'horlogerie selon la revendication 5 ou 6, caractérisée en ce que le bras (11") du correcteur (11) porte un frein (32) mis en contact avec la denture de la roue de correction des heures (22) à la fin de la correction.Timepiece according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the arm (11 ") of the corrector (11) carries a brake (32) brought into contact with the toothing of the hour correction wheel (22) at the end of the correction. Pièce d'horlogerie selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisée en ce que le correcteur (11) comporte un second bras (11') muni d'une goupille (15) entraínant l'étoile des villes (10) dans le sens anti-horaire lorsque le tenon (12) est actionné.Timepiece according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the corrector (11) comprises a second arm (11 ') provided a pin (15) driving the city star (10) counterclockwise when the tenon (12) is actuated.
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