Global Patent Index - EP 3049872 B1

EP 3049872 B1 20170816 - WATCH OF NOISE LEVEL ENHANCED

Title (en)

WATCH OF NOISE LEVEL ENHANCED

Title (de)

UHR MIT GERÄUSCHPEGEL VERBESSERT

Title (fr)

PIÈCE D'HORLOGERIE À NIVEAU ACOUSTIQUE AMÉLIORÉ

Publication

EP 3049872 B1 20170816 (FR)

Application

EP 14761330 A 20140904

Priority

  • EP 13186154 A 20130926
  • EP 2014068803 W 20140904
  • EP 14761330 A 20140904

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2015043905A1] The invention relates to a method for improving the sound output level of a musical timepiece (1) or of a timepiece having a striking mechanism, comprising at least one vibration generator (2) and vibrating at specific natural frequencies of the generator. Said timepiece (1) comprises an exterior element (3) which is modified by having at least one sound radiator (4) built therein or added thereto, comprising at least one vibratory radiation element vibrating at a natural frequency of the radiator tuned with at least one of said natural frequencies of the generator. The invention also relates to an exterior element (3) for such a timepiece (1) comprising at least one sound radiator (4) comprising at least one element vibrating at a natural frequency of the radiator, tuned with at least one of the natural frequencies of the generator of said vibration generator (2).

IPC 8 full level

G04B 37/00 (2006.01); G04B 21/00 (2006.01); G04B 23/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G04B 21/00 (2013.01 - EP US); G04B 21/08 (2013.01 - EP US); G04B 23/00 (2013.01 - EP US); G04B 37/0075 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2853958 A1 20150401; CH 708607 A2 20150331; CN 105122150 A 20151202; CN 105122150 B 20170801; EP 3049872 A1 20160803; EP 3049872 B1 20170816; HK 1218170 A1 20170203; JP 2016517005 A 20160609; JP 6033489 B2 20161130; US 2016109857 A1 20160421; US 9417611 B2 20160816; WO 2015043905 A1 20150402; WO 2015043905 A4 20150528

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 13186154 A 20130926; CH 16472013 A 20130926; CN 201480022453 A 20140904; EP 14761330 A 20140904; EP 2014068803 W 20140904; HK 16106172 A 20160531; JP 2016503690 A 20140904; US 201414895388 A 20140904