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EP 1832941 B1 20120711 - Timepiece

Title (en)

Timepiece

Title (de)

Uhr

Title (fr)

Pièce d'horlogerie

Publication

EP 1832941 B1 20120711 (FR)

Application

EP 06405103 A 20060309

Priority

EP 06405103 A 20060309

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1832941A1] The timepiece has an hour wheel (2) pivoted on a cannon-pinion, and a screw head (7) for indicating hour, where the screw head is far from the center of a movement of the timepiece. The screw head has a lower ring and an upper ring connected by a detent (11). The upper ring carries hour indication and comprises teeth (8a), which is in contact with the detent integrated to the lower ring and with correction levers (15, 16). The levers respectively comprises locking elements (15a, 16a) for coming in contact with the teeth of the lower ring when the teeth of the lower ring act on the upper ring.

IPC 8 full level

G04B 19/22 (2006.01); G04B 19/20 (2006.01); G04B 27/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G04B 19/202 (2013.01); G04B 19/223 (2013.01); G04B 27/005 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1832941 A1 20070912; EP 1832941 B1 20120711

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06405103 A 20060309