Method and device for securing a display element
AssigneeETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
InventorStefan Rombach
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Abstract
Device for securing and locking a display element (1) mounted on a support (3) using at least one assembly element (2) in a direction of assembly (D). The device includes at least one locking element (4) for the assembly element (2) and the locking element (4) is accessible from the visible side (11) of the display element (1).
Claims7
A device for securing and locking a watch dial pressed on a support using at least one foot in a direction of assembly, wherein said device includes at least one locking element for locking said at least one foot, wherein said locking element is accessible from the visible side of said watch dial for both a locking operation and an unlocking screwing operation.
A method of securing and locking a watch dial, including:
- a step of securing said watch dial on a support using at least one foot in a direction of assembly,
- a step of locking said foot using a locking element,
- wherein said locking step is performed immediately after said assembly step,
- wherein the locking step is achieved by rotating a head of said locking element with the help of a screwing device engaged in a notch extending along a diameter of said head,
- wherein said locking element is accessible in the direction of assembly from the visible side of said watch dial, and
- wherein said locking element includes a truncated collar, concentric to said head but only extending over part of the periphery thereof, engaging in a notch of said assembly element, located towards the exterior of said display element during said rotation of said head of said locking element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.