Melody selection mechanism for a striking timepiece
AssigneeBlancpain SA
InventorsJulien Behra, Edmond Capt
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Abstract
Timepiece or watch (1000) or music box including an acoustic display mechanism (100), for a striking timepiece (1000), including a plurality of control-pieces (1) for the same time measurement parameter, staged in parallel planes, and further including melody selection means (3), arranged to be operated by a user or by the timepiece movement, controlling or prohibiting, at a given moment, access of the control-pieces (1) to a common snail (2) corresponding to said time measurement parameter, to allow only one of the control-pieces (1) to operate at least one lever (4) controlling the motion of a hammer to play a melody that is specific thereto or to activate at least one gong that is specific thereto.
Claims27
An acoustic display mechanism for a striking timepiece, wherein the mechanism includes a plurality of first control-pieces for a same first time measurement parameter, which are arranged in stages in parallel planes to each other, wherein, at a given moment, only one of said plurality of said first control-pieces cooperates with a first common snail corresponding to said first time measurement parameter, wherein said acoustic display mechanism includes first melody selection means arranged to be operated by a user or by the movement of said timepiece, and wherein each said first control-piece is controlled, in a plane specific thereto, by a first dedicated selector mechanism comprised in said first melody selection means, and controls, via at least one control lever, the motion of at least one hammer to play a melody specific thereto or to actuate at least one gong which is specific thereto.
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