MECHANISM FOR DISPLAYING PERIODS OF AN ANNUAL CYCLE OF A TIMEPIECE

    公开(公告)号:US20240168440A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-23

    申请号:US18475787

    申请日:2023-09-27

    Applicant: Blancpain SA

    CPC classification number: G04B19/24 G04B19/02

    Abstract: A mechanism for displaying the periods of an annual cycle (100) for a timepiece (200) capable of being driven by being dragged by a running train (10) of a horological movement (1), characterised in that the mechanism for displaying the periods of an annual cycle (100) includes: an indicator (110) indicating the periods of an annual cycle; an annual cycle train (120) capable of being driven by said running train (10) of the horological movement (1), and of rotating the indicator of the periods of an annual cycle (110); the mechanism for displaying the periods of an annual cycle (100) being characterised in that the annual cycle train (120) forms a gear train between the running train (10) and the indicator of the periods of an annual cycle (110) including at most four gearings.

    Moon phase display mechanism
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11940760B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-26

    申请号:US17060392

    申请日:2020-10-01

    Applicant: Blancpain SA

    CPC classification number: G04B19/268 G04B19/266 G04F7/0866

    Abstract: A moon phase display mechanism driven by a horological movement, this moon phase display mechanism including a transparent support provided with an upper face and a lower face which extends at a distance from the upper face, a representation of the Moon being transferred, for example by printing or by engraving, to one of the upper or lower faces of this transparent support, a substrate being disposed under the transparent support, at a distance therefrom, the moon phase display mechanism also including a shutter which is driven by drive means moved by the horological movement and which is arranged so as to displace between the transparent support and the substrate, the shutter and the substrate having display contrasts which are inverted relative to each other.

    Timepiece display mechanism with an instantaneous jump function

    公开(公告)号:US11853008B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-26

    申请号:US17025408

    申请日:2020-09-18

    Applicant: Blancpain SA

    CPC classification number: G04B19/25353 G04B19/042 G04B19/24313

    Abstract: A timepiece display mechanism with an instantaneous jump function, including a Maltese cross mechanism with an annular ring controlling, in part of its travel, the pivoting of a planet wheel set and driven by a timepiece movement via a cam wheel set arranged to move the annular ring from an activated position to a deactivated position in an instantaneous displacement in order to pivot a planet wheel set, and vice versa in a controlled return slower than the instantaneous displacement, the cam wheel set includes a coaxial cam and plate including a slot for driving an eccentric finger of the cam which controls the pivoting of a driver driving the annular ring between two extreme activation and deactivation positions, the slot allowing a clear jump of the driver in the deactivation position, and a longer reactivation time.

    DEVICE FOR MANUALLY CONTROLLING A MECHANISM FOR A TIMEPIECE

    公开(公告)号:US20230084357A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-16

    申请号:US17820259

    申请日:2022-08-17

    Applicant: Blancpain SA

    Abstract: A device for manually controlling a timepiece mechanism includes two counteracting manual corrector actuators to be operated by a user and to control a correction wheel set in opposing movements. Each actuator sets in motion an associated corrector having a beak to bear against a relief of the correction wheel set and to cause the correction wheel set to move when the actuator is moved over its full path of travel. The manual control device includes a locking lever mechanism arranged to prohibit an action of one of the actuators on the correction wheel set when the other actuator is engaged and interacting with the correction wheel set. The locking lever mechanism includes a locking lever driven in rotation during the engagement of one of the actuators to limit the travel of the other actuator and to prevent the corrector associated therewith from accessing the correction wheel set.

    TIMEPIECE MECHANISM INDICATING A MAXIMUM VALUE OF A MEASURED PHYSICAL VARIABLE AND TIMEPIECE COMPRISING SUCH A MECHANISM

    公开(公告)号:US20230047315A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-16

    申请号:US17740462

    申请日:2022-05-10

    Applicant: Blancpain SA

    Abstract: Provided is an ambient physical variable measuring device (5) including an element configured to mechanically deform under the effect of a variation of a physical variable to rotate a physical variable measured value indication train including a physical variable maximum value display wheel (21). An indexing mechanism (40) to index the position of a physical variable maximum value display train (24) at each advance, the indexing mechanism (40) comprising a blocking organ (41) cooperating with an indexing wheel assembly (43). The the indexing wheel assembly (43) is kinematically connected to the physical variable maximum value display wheel (21) by a gear train T1, T2 and in that the gear ratio of the gear train T1, T2 between the physical variable maximum value display wheel (21) and the indexing wheel assembly (43) is a multiplication ratio.

    Watch with a striking mechanism having a governor and time setting safety function

    公开(公告)号:US11372373B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-28

    申请号:US16164853

    申请日:2018-10-19

    Applicant: Blancpain SA

    Abstract: Watch with a time setting mechanism with an uncouplable motion work lever, with a striking mechanism having a governor, including at least one control piece set in motion by a movement or on user command, and a governor mechanism arranged to regulate to a substantially constant value the rotational speed of a strike function actuator, this striking mechanism including, for at least one control piece, a governor trigger piece arranged, according to the angular position of this control piece, to operate a governor stop jumper able to block or allow the rotation of this governor mechanism, and, by means of an articulated connection, to isolate the motion work lever in an uncoupling position or place it in a coupling position.

    Timepiece with striking mechanism and release-prevention device

    公开(公告)号:US11188031B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-30

    申请号:US16386304

    申请日:2019-04-17

    Applicant: Blancpain SA

    Abstract: A timepiece with a striking mechanism having a detent ratchet cooperating with a passing strike actuation click controlled by a movement or a repeater click operable by a user, including an uncoupling lever preventing access of the click to the ratchet under the action of a reversing lever operable by a hand-setting stem, or by a main strike function or tune selection control member, or by a stopping mechanism, and including a safety device for preventing release during a strike mode or tune selection, arranged to prevent the release of any strike function by the movement or by a user, and which includes a release-prevention lever, the pivoting of which, under action on the main control member, moves any click away from the detent ratchet.

    TIMEPIECE DISPLAY MECHANISM WITH AN INSTANTANEOUS JUMP FUNCTION

    公开(公告)号:US20210173344A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-10

    申请号:US17025408

    申请日:2020-09-18

    Applicant: Blancpain SA

    Abstract: A timepiece display mechanism with an instantaneous jump function, including a Maltese cross mechanism with an annular ring controlling, in part of its travel, the pivoting of a planet wheel set and driven by a timepiece movement via a cam wheel set arranged to move the annular ring from an activated position to a deactivated position in an instantaneous displacement in order to pivot a planet wheel set, and vice versa in a controlled return slower than the instantaneous displacement, the cam wheel set includes a coaxial cam and plate including a slot for driving an eccentric finger of the cam which controls the pivoting of a driver driving the annular ring between two extreme activation and deactivation positions, the slot allowing a clear jump of the driver in the deactivation position, and a longer reactivation time.

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