阅读说明：本技术 具有年历设置的手表及设置方法 (Watch with calendar setting and setting method ) 是由 P·拉戈热特 于 2021-06-16 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种具有年历设置的手表(100),所述手表(100)包括至少一个设置部件(130),其配置成使时针(110)和/或分针(120)移位；至少一个检测部件(180),其配置成检测日期变化(525)；以及至少一个中央处理单元(150),其配置成推导所设置日期(515)、致动电机(160)和执行年历设置方法。(The invention relates to a watch (100) with an annual calendar setting, said watch (100) comprising at least one setting member (130) configured to displace an hour hand (110) and/or a minute hand (120); at least one detection component (180) configured to detect a change in date (525); and at least one central processing unit (150) configured to deduce the set date (515), to activate the motor (160) and to carry out an almanac setting method.)

1. An almanac or perpetual calendar setting method (500) for a watch (100), said watch (100) comprising an hour hand (110), a minute hand (120), at least one setting means (130), at least one detection means (180) and at least one central processing unit (150) for executing said almanac or perpetual calendar setting method (500); the almanac or perpetual calendar setting method (500) comprises at least one of the following steps:

-setting (510) a current date (515) using the at least one setting component (130);

-detecting (520) a change of date (525);

-updating (530) the displayed date (535);

-deriving (540) the set date (515);

-storing (550) the set date (515) in a memory.

2. The almanac or perpetual calendar setting method (500) of claim 1, wherein the current date (515) comprises a day of the month (121), a month (111), and/or a year.

3. The almanac or perpetual calendar setting method (500) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said date change (525) comprises rotating (527) a motor (160) of the hour (110) and/or minute (120) hands until a date change (525) occurs.

4. The almanac or perpetual calendar setting method (500) according to claim 3, wherein said date change (525) is detected by a change in torque of the motor (160).

5. The almanac or perpetual calendar setting method (500) of any of the preceding claims, wherein said setting (510) comprises a step (511) of positioning the hour hand to indicate a day of the month (121) or a month (111), and/or a step (512) of positioning the minute hand to indicate a month (111) or a day of the month (121).

6. Watch (100) with an annual calendar setting, comprising at least one of:

-a setting component (130): the at least one setting member (130) is configured to displace the hour hand (110) and/or the minute hand (120);

-a detection component (180): the at least one detection component (180) is configured to detect a change in date (525); and

-a central processing unit (150): the at least one central processing unit (150) is configured to derive a set date (515), to actuate a motor (160) and to execute an almanac or perpetual calendar setting method (500) according to any of the preceding claims.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to electronic watches, and more particularly to quartz watches with an annual, preferably perpetual, calendar.

Background

Most commercially available watches have a calendar that can be set by the user. However, the calendar must be set at the end of each month or after the batteries are replaced.

There are solutions that require the use of a large number of sensors, which increases production costs, production time and the possibility of failure.

Disclosure of Invention

To this end, the invention proposes to overcome all or part of the above mentioned drawbacks by means of a method for setting an annual or perpetual calendar for a watch; the watch comprises an hour hand, a minute hand, at least one setting means, at least one detection means and at least one central processing unit for executing the almanac or perpetual calendar setting method; the almanac or perpetual calendar setting method comprises at least one of the following steps:

-setting a current date using the at least one setting component;

-detecting a change in date;

-updating the displayed date;

-deriving a set date;

-storing said set date in a memory.

Due to this configuration, the almanac can be set without using a sensor dedicated thereto.

According to one embodiment, the current date comprises a date, month and/or year of the month.

With this configuration, the current date includes information required to establish an almanac or perpetual calendar.

According to one embodiment, said date change comprises rotating the motor/motors of said hour and/or minute hands until a date change occurs.

According to one embodiment, the date change is detected by a change in torque of the motor.

With any of the above configurations, the current date setting may be derived from the number of revolutions.

According to one embodiment, said setting comprises the step of positioning said hour hand to indicate a day of the month or a month, and/or positioning said minute hand to indicate a day of the month or a month.

Due to this configuration, it is possible to indicate the date and/or month in the month of the current date.

The invention relates to a watch with an annual calendar setting, comprising at least one:

-a setting component: the at least one setting member is configured to displace the hour and/or minute hand;

-a detection component: the at least one detection component is configured to detect a change in date; and

-a central processing unit: the at least one central processing unit is configured to derive a set date, to actuate a motor and to execute an almanac or perpetual calendar setting method according to any of the preceding claims.

Due to this configuration, the almanac can be set without using a sensor dedicated thereto.

Drawings

In the following, the invention will be described in more detail using the attached drawings given by way of non-limiting example, in which:

FIG. 1 shows a watch 100 with an annual calendar setting according to one embodiment; and

fig. 2 shows an almanac or perpetual calendar setting method 500 for the watch 100, according to one embodiment.

Detailed Description

The present invention relates to the watch 100 of fig. 1 with an annual calendar setting that does not use sensors dedicated to this. More specifically, some watches include an optical sensor for flash settings. The present invention proposes a perpetual calendar without a flash setting or other settings and without the addition of additional sensors. To this end, said watch 100 according to the invention comprises at least one setting member 130, preferably a crown 130, configured to displace the hour hand 110 and/or the minute hand 120, so as to indicate or set 510 the current date 515. "Current date 515" or "set date 515" is understood to mean the day the watch is set.

The watch 100 also comprises at least one central processing unit 150 configured to deduce the set date 515, to actuate a motor 160, preferably a timepiece movement 160, and to execute an almanac or perpetual calendar setting method 500 according to one embodiment shown in fig. 2, for example after replacing the batteries or when changing the time zone. More specifically, the wristwatch 100 executes the almanac or perpetual calendar setting method 500 when the at least one setting part 130 is pulled out.

One step of the almanac or perpetual calendar setting method 500 includes at least one setting 510 of the current date 515 by the at least one setting component 130. The setting 510 is performed on the current date 515 using the at least one setting member 130, thereby shifting the hour hand 110 and the minute hand 120.

When the user wishes to set 510 the current date 515 (i.e., 2 months and 20 days), the user manipulates the at least one setting member 130 so as to place the hour hand 110 on the index "2" representing the month 111 (in this case, 2 months), and the minute hand 120 on the index "4" (i.e., 20 minutes) representing the date 121 (in this case, the date 121 of the month 111), as shown in fig. 2, with the result of "2: 20".

According to another embodiment, the setup 510 may be performed in two stages: in the first phase, the 511 months are indicated with the hour hand 110, i.e. the index "2", in the second phase, a certain day of the 512 months is indicated with the hour hand 110 to indicate the tens digit, in this case "2", and the minute hand 120 indicates the ones digit, in this case "0", i.e. the index "12".

It goes without saying that, according to another embodiment, the setting 510 can be carried out in two stages: the user firstly manipulates the at least one setting member 130 so as to place the hour hand 110 on the index "2" representing the month 111 (in this case, 2 months) and the minute hand 120 on the index "4" (i.e., 20 minutes), and secondly, indicates the year as follows, for example 2020: the thousands and hundreds digits are omitted and the hour hand 110 is used to indicate a tens digit, in this case "2", and the minute hand 120 is used to indicate a ones digit, in this case "0", i.e., the division "12", so that the calendar setting method is a perpetual calendar 500 and not just one year.

When the current date 515 has been set 510, the user presses the at least one setting component 130, the at least one central processing unit 150 detects that the setting process is complete, and rotates the pointer 110, 120 forward until a 24 hour turning point (revocation pip) is detected, which preferably represents an update 530 of the displayed date 535.

The timepiece movement 160 (e.g., Fox 160 or MinETA 160 movement) rotates 527 the hour hand 110 and/or minute hand 120 until a date change 525 occurs.

The timepiece movement 160 is associated with a central processing unit 150, preferably an IC 955X150 or 955X150, and with at least one detection member 180 configured to detect the date change 525.

More specifically, the at least one detection means 180 may preferably take the form of a conventional voltage divider bridge (divider bridge), whereby the at least one central processing unit 150 connected to the at least one detection means 180 detects 520 the torque variation through the power consumption of the motor 160.

This torque variation relates for example to an increase in the pulse duration, since when said motor 160 drives the date disc 527, the torque increases, which results in an increase in the length of the motor pulses, and therefore said at least one detection member 180 detects 520 said date variation 525 by a torque variation of said motor 160 and/or an increase in the power consumption of said motor 160.

Thus, the date change 525 (i.e. the date jump of the timepiece movement) is such that the torque increases and then suddenly decreases when a jump of the date dial 527 occurs, i.e. when the displayed date 535 is updated 530. The update 530 of the displayed date 535 takes a 24 hour reference point because the user does not know whether the set date 515 (e.g., "2: 20") on the watch 100 is "morning" (i.e., "before noon," and therefore "2: 20") or "afternoon" (i.e., "after noon," and therefore "14: 20"). Thus, the update 530 of the displayed date 535 provides a 24 hour reference point for the user.

It is this update 530 of the displayed date 535 that allows the at least one central processing unit 150 to deduce 540 the set date 515 by counting the number of steps taken by the motor before the update 530 of the displayed date 535.

More specifically, if the number of steps or revolutions the motor has made to reach said update 530 of the displayed date 535 is 9.66 revolutions, said at least one central processing unit 150 deduces 541 that said set date 515 is 2 months 20 days; if the number of revolutions made to reach the update 530 of the displayed date 535 is 21.66 revolutions, the at least one central processing unit 150 concludes the same and deduces 542 that the set date 515 is also 2 months 20 days.

Thus, the set date 515 is stored 550 in the memory 170 comprised by the at least one central processing unit 150 or by the watch 100. In other words, the at least one central processing unit 150 counts the exact number of revolutions performed, thereby deducing 540, 541, 542 the set time, and thus the month and date.

Thus, the almanac or perpetual calendar setting method 500 for the watch 100 does not require an additional interface or sensor to set the date, nor does it require a smartphone or auxiliary device to program the date.