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US 7,742,362 B2Granted
Timepiece comprising an alarm
AssigneeLVMH Swiss Manufactures SA
InventorsYves Corthesy, Jean-Pierre Charpier
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AssigneeLVMH Swiss Manufactures SA
InventorsYves Corthesy, Jean-Pierre Charpier
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A timepiece with an alarm mechanism having: a power source (24) which is locked when the mechanism is at rest and unlocked when the mechanism is in operation; an adjustment system which can be used to program the alarm time; and a trigger system that includes a control member (16) which controls the unlocking of the power source and a cam (10) which is kinematically connected to the movement and performs one revolution every 24 hours. The alarm mechanism also has a first striking train mechanism equipped with at least one hammer (54) arranged to strike at least one gong (56), and a second striking train mechanism equipped with at least one hammer (70) arranged to strike at least one non-resonant object (72), wherein the power source (24) drives one or the other of the striking train mechanisms.
A timepiece which is equipped with an alarm mechanism comprising:
The timepiece as claimed of 1, wherein the second striking mechanism also comprises a pinion kinematically connected to a power source, a to-and-fro cam driven by said pinion, to-and-fro intermediate wheel kinematically connecting said pinion and said hammer, transforming a rotational movement of said to-and-fro cam into an oscillation of the hammer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.