EP 0924580 A4 20000705 - MACHINE FOR PRODUCTION OF AN ORIGINAL WATCH AND AN ORIGINAL DIAL FOR WATCHES

Title (en)

MACHINE FOR PRODUCTION OF AN ORIGINAL WATCH AND AN ORIGINAL DIAL FOR WATCHES

Title (de)

MASCHINE ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER ORIGINELLEN UHR UND EINES ORIGINELLEN UHRZIFFERBLATTES

Title (fr)

MACHINE DE PRODUCTION D'UNE MONTRE ORIGINALE ET D'UN CADRAN ORIGINAL POUR MONTRES

Publication

EP 0924580 A4 20000705 (EN)

Application

EP 98911127 A 19980331

Priority

JP 9801469 W 19980331
JP 10672197 A 19970409
JP 8809898 A 19980317
US 30956899 A 19990511

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0924580A1] An original design watch or original design dial for a watch manufacturing machine in accordance with a design information inputted by a customer to apply promptly its demand. The design information inputted by the customer through an input apparatus (2, 102) is transferred to a manufacturing apparatus (14, 114) and utilized as a command for operation and a design pattern to be drawn. The manufacturing apparatus (14, 114) chooses a housing assembly (20) or a dial plate (120) in accordance with the operational command of the design information, and prints the designed pattern of drawing, picture, photograph or character given by the customer on the dial in accordance with the design information. Then, the dial (120), watch hands and a cover glass are furnished onto the housing assembly (20) in accordance with the selection specified by the design information. The completed watch is sold by an automatic vending machine or by a sales person in usual manner.

IPC 1-7

G04B 19/06; G04B 19/10; G04B 39/00; G04D 1/08

IPC 8 full level

G04D 3/00 (2006.01); G07F 17/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G04D 3/0002 (2013.01); G04D 3/0092 (2013.01); G07F 17/26 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[PA] FR 2749960 A1 19971219 - VOLPATTI MIREILLE [FR]
[A] WO 9534225 A1 19951221 - CIGARETTERIE INT INC [CA]
[A] US 3796130 A 19740312 - GARTNER K
[A] P.CZECH: "Roboter montieren Uhrwerke", F & M FEINWERKTECHNIK & MESSTECHNIK, vol. 102, no. 1/2, January 1994 (1994-01-01), München,Germany, XP000428679
See references of WO 9845762A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0924580 A1 19990623; EP 0924580 A4 20000705; WO 9845762 A1 19981015

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98911127 A 19980331; JP 9801469 W 19980331