LUMINOUS TIMEPIECE DISPLAY USING OPTICAL COUPLING VIA MICROSTRUCTURES

    公开(公告)号:US20240411275A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-12

    申请号:US18611861

    申请日:2024-03-21

    Inventor: Cyrille GERNEZ

    Abstract: A display device (100) for a watch (1000) including at least one light source (200) and including, between a dial (300) carrying at least one reference scale on a top side (301) and a crystal (400) on the side facing the user a set of hands (10) coaxial about an axis of rotation (D) including at least a first luminous indicator (1) including a first light guide (11) arranged to diffuse some of the light emitted by said at least one light source (200), wherein the first light guide (11) includes first coupling microstructures (110) which are arranged to allow light to enter the first light guide (11) and/or to allow light to exit the first light guide (11).

    METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LUMINESCENT HANDS
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230418226A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-28

    申请号:US18037612

    申请日:2021-09-02

    CPC classification number: G04B19/042 G04B19/32

    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a luminescent hand for a horological movement, preferably for a watch. The method includes providing a support comprising a light guide and structuring an emergent surface of the light guide so as to extract a maximum amount of light from the luminescent hand. The luminescent hand includes, over a lower face, a layer of luminescent material including one or more deposit(s) of fluorescent material, opposite a light source. The light source is laced at locations close to the axis of rotation or away from the axis of rotation but at a distance from the luminescent material. Thus, the light source is not placed on the luminescent hand.

    METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LUMINOUS HANDS BY REPLICATION OF MICRO-STRUCTURES

    公开(公告)号:US20240411270A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-12

    申请号:US18645568

    申请日:2024-04-25

    Inventor: Cyrille GERNEZ

    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a luminous horological hand (80), according to which there is separately manufactured, on the one hand, through a first group of operations (1000), at least one light guide (30) or a strip of light guides (35) by replication of micro-structures made initially on a master (1) and, on the other hand, through a second group of operations (2000), at least one hand body (50) or a strip of hand bodies (55), which is assembled with the at least one light guide (30) or a strip of light guides (35) through a bonding operation (600) and an assembly operation (700), before the luminous hand (80) is finished through a final cutting operation (800).

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