Moon phase display mechanism of a timepiece
AssigneeBlancpain SA
InventorCédric Reymond
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Abstract
A moon phase display mechanism for a timepiece capable of being driven by a horological movement, the operation whereof depends on the time division, the moon phase display mechanism including: a moon phase indicator carrying at least one representation of the moon; a jumping drive mechanism of the moon phase indicator capable of being driven by the horological movement and of driving, in jumps, the moon phase indicator; the moon phase display mechanism wherein the jumping drive mechanism is configured to rotate the moon phase indicator by n increments per day, n being greater than 1, each increment rotating the moon phase indicator by an angle α corresponding to the angle of rotation of a daily pitch divided by the number n of increments.
Claims17
A moon phase display mechanism for a timepiece capable of being driven by a horological movement, an operation thereof depends on a time division, said moon phase display mechanism comprising:
- a moon phase indicator carrying at least one representation of the moon;
- a jumping drive mechanism of the moon phase indicator capable of being driven by said horological movement and of driving, in jumps, the moon phase indicator;
- wherein the jumping drive mechanism is configured to rotate said moon phase indicator by n increments per day, n being greater than 1, each increment rotating the moon phase indicator by an angle α corresponding to an angle of rotation of a daily pitch divided by a number n of increments,
- wherein the jumping drive mechanism comprises:
- a cam comprising an upper area forming a driving finger-piece, said cam being capable of being driven by the horological movement;
- a phase lever mounted such that it pivots about a pivot axis, said phase lever comprising, at one of the ends thereof, a feeler sensing the movements of the cam and comprising, at the other end thereof, a correction beak driving said moon phase indicator upon each passage of the upper area of the cam;
- a phase-driving intermediate wheel set rotated by the phase lever, said phase-driving intermediate wheel set meshing with the moon phase indicator;
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- a jumper cooperating with the phase-driving intermediate wheel set for indexing and holding said phase-driving intermediate wheel set in position between each increment,
- wherein said phase-driving intermediate wheel set comprises a phase-driving star-wheel configured to be rotated by the phase lever, and a phase-driving pinion integral with the phase-driving star-wheel such that it rotates therewith, said phase-driving pinion being meshed with a phase wheel comprised in the moon phase indicator.
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