Display mechanism for a watch
AssigneeETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
InventorPascal Lagorgette
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Abstract
A display mechanism for a watch and a watch including the display mechanism, which includes a display for displaying information, a first and second mobile elements and a support, so that when the first mobile element moves with a first primary speed, the second mobile element moves into a first position so as to cover the display and when the first mobile element moves with a first secondary speed, the second mobile element moves into a second position so as to expose the display. Thus, the display can be exposed which allows to maximize the display surface when information is present on the display.
Claims15
A display mechanism for a watch, said display mechanism comprising:
- a display configured to display a piece of information;
- a first mobile element configured to move with a first primary speed in a primary operating mode and with a first secondary speed in a secondary operating mode;
- a second mobile element configured to rotate between a first position so as to at least partly cover the display in said primary operating mode and a second position so as to totally expose said display in said secondary operating mode;
- and
- a support configured to allow the movement of said second mobile element between said first position and said second position according to said first primary speed and said first secondary speed;
- and
- a primary bearing member and a secondary bearing member,
- wherein the second mobile element includes a primary stop member and a secondary stop member, and is attached to, and configured to rotate about, a fixed point on the support or on the first mobile element, and
- wherein, in the primary operating mode, the primary stop member is stopped against the primary bearing member, and in the second operating mode, the secondary stop member is stopped against the secondary bearing member.
A display mechanism for a watch, the display mechanism comprising:
- a display configured to display a piece of information;
- a first mobile element configured to move with a first primary speed in a primary operating mode and with a first secondary speed in a secondary operating mode;
- a second mobile element configured to move between a first position so as to primarily cover the display in the primary operating mode and a second position so as to primarily expose the display in the secondary operating mode;
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- a support configured to allow the movement of the second mobile element between the first position and the second position according to the first primary speed and the first secondary speed,
- wherein the first mobile element is mounted to slide on and/or against the support or the support is mounted to slide on or against the first mobile element.
A display mechanism for a watch, the display mechanism comprising:
- a display configured to display a piece of information;
- a first mobile element configured to move with a first primary speed in a primary operating mode and with a first secondary speed in a secondary operating mode;
- a second mobile element configured to move between a first position so as to primarily cover the display in the primary operating mode and a second position so as to primarily expose the display in the secondary operating mode;
- and
- a support configured to allow the movement of the second mobile element between the first position and the second position according to the first primary speed and the first secondary speed,
- wherein the support is configured to move with a second primary speed in the primary operating mode and with a second secondary speed in the secondary operating mode so as to allow the rotation of the second mobile element between the first position and the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.