WATCH CASE COMPRISING A BACK ORIENTED IN A PREDEFINED ANGULAR POSITION

    公开(公告)号:US20230168633A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-01

    申请号:US17943756

    申请日:2022-09-13

    CPC classification number: G04B37/0008

    Abstract: A watch case (10) including a back (30) driven into a middle (20) by a joint (40), and including a body (31) from which radially extends a lip (32), the body (31) including an axial annular shoulder (310) and the lip (32) including a radial annular shoulder (320). The middle (20) has an axial opening (21), an axial annular shoulder (200), and a radial annular shoulder (201) resting against the radial annular shoulder of the lip, the joint being interposed between the axial annular shoulders. The axial annular shoulders have peripheral profiles of complementary shapes, substantially circular, including one and the other, a first circular-arc-shaped portion having a first radius (R1, R2), and a second circular-arc-shaped portion to which is connected the first portion, having a second radius (r1, r2) the value of which is lower than that of the first radius (R1, R2).

    WATCH CASE COMPRISING AN EXTERNAL PART COMPONENT WHEREON A STACK OF THIN LAYERS IS DEPOSITED

    公开(公告)号:US20230161295A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-25

    申请号:US17940216

    申请日:2022-09-08

    CPC classification number: G04B45/0076 G04B45/0015

    Abstract: A watch case (10) comprising a middle (11) to which a crystal (12) and a back (13) are fastened so as to form an internal volume, the watch case (10) including, in the internal volume, an external part component (14) whereon a stack of thin layers (15) comprising a substrate layer (150), a solid-state phase switching layer (151) inserted between a transparent encapsulation layer (152) and a spacing layer (153) separating the phase switching layer (151) from the substrate layer (150) is deposited, the phase switching layer (151) being configured so as to have a refractive index capable of varying under exposure from light rays so as to impart to the stack of thin layers (15) at least two interferential colours.

    METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A LUMINESCENT TIMEPIECE COMPONENT

    公开(公告)号:US20230137675A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-04

    申请号:US17817055

    申请日:2022-08-03

    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a luminescent timepiece component for a portable object includes producing a pre-mixture of a phosphorescent pigment in an amount of 10 to 40% by weight, a fluorescent pigment in an amount of 1 to 4% by weight and a plasticiser in a maximum amount of 10% by weight; mixing a polymer base with the pre-mixture and extruding a first time the mixture obtained to obtain a homogeneous polymer mixture; extruding a second time the polymer mixture to form a strip of a predetermined thickness; and cutting the strip to obtain the desired luminescent timepiece component.

    TIMEPIECE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A WATCH AND A SYSTEM FOR CORRECTING THE TIME

    公开(公告)号:US20230132978A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-04

    申请号:US17820093

    申请日:2022-08-16

    Abstract: A timepiece assembly includes a watch having a mechanical movement and an analogue time display, the running of which is set by a mechanical resonator, and a support for the watch. To correct a time displayed by the analogue display, the timepiece assembly includes a correction system which is formed by a mechanical device incorporated into the watch and by an electrical device incorporated into the support. The mechanical device includes a magnet supported by an elastic blade and is arranged in the watch to brake the oscillating mechanical resonator, for example by applying periodic braking, or to momentarily stop its oscillation by exerting a magnetic force on the magnet with a magnetic field produced by a coil of the electrical device and passing through the case of the watch, to carry out essentially a set correction of the time displayed.

    Timepiece including a mechanical movement whose operation is controlled by an electronic device

    公开(公告)号:US11619910B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-04

    申请号:US16572996

    申请日:2019-09-17

    Abstract: A timepiece includes a mechanical oscillator, formed by a balance and a piezoelectric balance spring, and a control device for controlling the frequency of the mechanical oscillator. This control device is arranged to be capable of generating time-separated control pulses, each including a momentary decrease in an electrical resistance applied by the control device between two electrodes of the piezoelectric balance spring relative to a nominal electrical resistance. The control device is arranged to be capable of applying a plurality of control pulses during each time of a series of distinct correction times or without interruption in a continuous time window, in order to respectively synchronize the mechanical oscillator at a correction frequency whose value depends on a detected positive or negative temporal drift or at a desired frequency for the mechanical oscillator.

    SUPER-REGENERATIVE RECEIVER AND CORRECTION METHOD THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20230101719A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US17857658

    申请日:2022-07-05

    Abstract: A correction method (500) for a super-regenerative receiver (100) being configured to resonate at at least one oscillator resonant frequency reference value (111) and comprising at least one control stage (130), at least one varactor (140), at least one reference system (150) and, at least one oscillator (110). The method includes at least one setup (510) of at least one reference signal value (158) by the at least one reference system (150), at least one comparison (560) of at least one oscillator frequency actual value (112) of the at least one oscillator (110) with the at least one reference signal value (158) by the at least one reference system (150) and at least one adjustment (570) of at least one gain of the at least one control stage (130).

    RECHARGING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRONIC OR ELECTROMECHANICAL WATCH AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20230072234A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-09

    申请号:US18054966

    申请日:2022-11-14

    Abstract: A recharging device for an electronic or electromechanical watch equipped, on the one hand, with a device for the storage of electrical energy for powering electronic components of the watch and, on the other hand, with an auxiliary source of electrical energy adapted to power the device for the storage of electrical energy for recharging thereof. The device includes a casket provided with a support for receiving the watch. The device further includes at least one source of energy configured to supply energy to the auxiliary source of electrical energy, when the watch is placed on the receiving support, so that the auxiliary source of electrical energy converts the received energy into electrical energy and delivers a charge for maintaining a predetermined level of power supply voltage to the device for the storage of electrical energy.

    Watch provided with a control member

    公开(公告)号:US11599066B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-07

    申请号:US17064830

    申请日:2020-10-07

    Abstract: A watch includes a control member capable of managing a primary function of the watch, such as a rotating crown or a push-piece, as well as a magnetic ball that can be manually pivoted by the user about the centre thereof. A 3D magnetic sensor is arranged in the watch to detect the orientation of the magnetic field emitted by the magnetic ball, in addition to a processor for converting an electric signal generated by the magnetic sensor into an instruction for managing one or more other electronic functions of the watch. The magnetic ball is partially arranged inside the control member such that it is accessible to a user. The watch can further comprise a proximity sensor for detecting the axial position of the control member relative to the middle of the watch.

    TIMEPIECE MECHANISM PROVIDED WITH A MAGNETIC GEAR

    公开(公告)号:US20230060562A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17872544

    申请日:2022-07-25

    Abstract: A mechanism including a magnetic gear including a first wheel, a second wheel and a third wheel. The first wheel is provided with permanent magnetic poles which are arranged so as to form the magnetised teeth of a first magnetic toothing. The second wheel and the third wheel are provided with teeth made of a soft ferromagnetic material respectively defining a second magnetic toothing and a third magnetic toothing, each with a number of teeth that is greater than that of the first magnetic toothing and having a magnetic coupling with this first magnetic toothing. The second magnetic toothing is directly coupled with the first magnetic toothing and with the third magnetic toothing thanks to the magnetic fluxes provided by the magnetised teeth of the first toothing and the teeth of the second magnetic toothing are magnetically separated from one another.

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