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US 4,362,395 AGranted
Device for winding and setting a timepiece
AssigneeCorum, Ries, Bannwart & Co.
InventorVincent Calabrese
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AssigneeCorum, Ries, Bannwart & Co.
InventorVincent Calabrese
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A winding and setting arrangement for a timepiece comprises a two-part stem extending through the hollow shaft of the spring drum. The outer part of the stem is affixed at its outer end to a crown and at its inner end has Breguet teeth which, in an inner position of the stem, are engageable with Breguet teeth of a connecting member which is non-rotatable but axially movable in a cavity in the hollow spring drum shaft. A spring urges the connecting member outwardly against a shoulder in the shaft. The inner part of the stem is coupled with the outer part by a square section so that the two parts rotate together but are axially movable relative to one another. The inner stem part passes freely through the connecting member and, inwardly of the spring drum, carries a pinion which is engageable with a setting wheel in an outer position of the stem. A spring urges the inner stem part outwardly.
A winding and setting assembly for a timepiece comprising a spring drum with a hollow shaft, a rachet secured to said shaft and a setting wheel for the timepiece, a connecting member in said hollow shaft and fixed for rotation therewith, a rotatable and axially movable two-part stem extending through said hollow shaft and comprising a first part which extends freely through said connecting member and carries a pinion engageable with said setting wheel in one axial position of said stem to set said timepiece, and a second part carrying driving means engageable with cooperating driving means on said connecting member in another axial position of said stem to rotate said shaft and thereby wind said timepiece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.