EP2065767B1 - Control device with push button - Google Patents

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EP2065767B1
EP2065767B1 EP07121716A EP07121716A EP2065767B1 EP 2065767 B1 EP2065767 B1 EP 2065767B1 EP 07121716 A EP07121716 A EP 07121716A EP 07121716 A EP07121716 A EP 07121716A EP 2065767 B1 EP2065767 B1 EP 2065767B1
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Nicolas Clerc
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    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
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    • G04B37/08—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits
    • G04B37/10—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits of winding stems
    • G04B37/106—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits of winding stems of push buttons
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    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B27/00—Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means
    • G04B27/001—Internal gear therefor, e.g. for setting the second hand or for setting several clockworks

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  • the present invention relates to the field of watchmaking. More specifically, it relates to a push-button control device for a waterproof watch.
  • timepieces Various functions in timepieces are controlled by push devices. Typically, the functions of starting, stopping and resetting a chronograph watch are controlled by such devices mounted on the middle part of the watch case.
  • the push-button control devices comprise a push tube intended to be fixed on the middle part of the watch, in an opening thereof.
  • a push rod associated with a pusher head is disposed inside the tube so as to slide therein axially between a rest position and an active position against the force of a return spring.
  • the pusher head comprises on its face facing the middle an annular recess defining a skirt surrounding a central cylindrical portion to which is fixed the rod.
  • the width of the recess is adapted to slidably receive the distal end of the pusher tube.
  • O-ring sealing seals sealing the tube are arranged on the side of the pusher head between the rod and the tube.
  • the tube comprises a central section on either side of which extend a distal section and a proximal section both having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the central section so as to define a distal shoulder surface and a surface of proximal shoulder.
  • the proximal section is threaded and is screwed into a bore of the middle part, a seal being interposed between the outer face of the middle and the proximal shoulder surface.
  • the center section is also threaded while the distal section is smooth.
  • the resilient membrane includes a central portion from which an annular wall extends, which is extended by a peripheral rim in the form of an annular lateral band that is taller than wide.
  • the flange is compressed between the distal shoulder surface and an inner shoulder surface of a ring screwed to the central section of the tube.
  • the central part of the membrane is free and can act on the pusher head.
  • Patent is also known CH 676 186 a watch case provided with two pushers and surrounded by a flexible rubber peripheral ring disposed between the middle and the bezel.
  • the ring covers the pushers while allowing their control because of the flexibility of the rubber.
  • the ring also protects the watch against shock and ensures a tightness of the pushers.
  • This document has the disadvantage of hiding the pushers and having to open the box to make a change when needed and therefore to use a watchmaker. Moreover, the entire ring must be changed, which makes such a replacement uneconomical.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide such a high-sealing pusher control device which uses conventional type pusher devices readily available on the market.
  • the invention also aims to provide such a pusher control device whose structure gives the watch a new and attractive aesthetic appearance.
  • the invention relates to a push-button control device as defined in claim 1.
  • a timepiece in this case a wristwatch designated by the general reference 1 and whose box is equipped with a plurality of pusher control devices 4, three in number in this example.
  • the box conventionally consists of a bottom 6, a middle part 8 and a window 10 closed by a window 12.
  • the box thus defines a housing for a watch movement (not shown) which comprises various mechanisms associated with functions which can be respectively actuated by the push-button control devices 4.
  • Each pusher control device 4 comprises a pusher head 14 secured to a push rod 16 which passes through a guide tube 18 mounted on the middle part 8 and projecting from this middle part.
  • the tube 18 is provided with a shoulder and is directly driven into a bore 8a of the middle part 8.
  • the tube 18 can also be screwed onto it by interposing a seal between the shoulder surface of the tube and the middle part.
  • the middle part 8 comprises a circular recess 8b which extends around the bore 8a to receive a portion of the sealing means which will be described in more detail below.
  • the pusher head 14 partially envelops the tube 18 by engaging the skirt 20 presented by the head 14 on the upper end of the tube.
  • the head 14 has a central cylindrical core which extends axially to form the push rod 16.
  • a seal 22 is disposed between the tube 18 and the rod 16 and is held by a washer 22a.
  • the device 4 is completed by a coil return spring 24 disposed between the washer 22a and the pusher head 14 to push the latter to the outside.
  • the rod 16 can thus move axially between at least one rest position and an active position against the spring 24 to control by its free end a function of the watch movement.
  • the spring 24 When pressing on the head 14, the spring 24 is compressed and the skirt 30 penetrates partially into the housing 8b which has been made in the middle part 8.
  • the pusher head 14 is held on the tube 18 by means of a screw 16a fixed at the end of the rod 16.
  • the push-button control device 4 further comprises sealing means 26 intended to seal, in particular with water, the timepiece box vis-à-vis the outside.
  • the sealing means 26 comprise a cap 28 made of flexible and impervious material which caps the pusher head 14 and which is fixed on the box of the timepiece.
  • the cap is made of rubber, however it could be made of any other flexible and waterproof material such as silicone, or other materials derived from these two materials or having similar properties.
  • the cap 28 comprises a body 28a of generally cylindrical shape and in the region of its opening a peripheral base or rim 28b which extends substantially in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder.
  • the base is extended in the axial direction of the cap by a circular lip 28c which extends substantially in alignment with the body 28a.
  • the lip 28c has a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the circular recess 8b and a length along the axis of the cap substantially greater than the depth of the circular recess 8b. It goes without saying that in a variant of the invention not shown, the lip 28c may be omitted.
  • the cap is sized to completely surround and cover the pusher head 14 and the portion of the tube 18 which protrudes from the middle part.
  • the cap 28 can thus wrap the pusher head and the tube and be supported by its base 28b against the middle part 8 to seal the device 4. More precisely and as is more clearly apparent from the figure 3 , the cap 28 is applied against the middle part 8 so that the lip 28c is housed and fitted in the circular recess 8b to be held slightly compressed against the bottom of the recess.
  • the device comprises a fixing ring 30 directly attached to the middle part 8 to compress the base 28b of the cap against the middle part.
  • the fixing ring 30 comprises a cylindrical passage 30a through which the cap projects and at least one fixing lug 30b provided with a passage 30c for a fixing screw 32 directly screwed into the middle part 8.
  • the dimensions of the passage 30a are provided in such a way that there is sufficient clearance between the inner wall of the passage and the outer wall of the body of the cap so that the body can be deformed laterally when one press on the pusher head.
  • the fixing ring 30 of each device 4 comprises two diametrically opposed fastening tabs 30b, the tabs 30b being aligned along the circumferential direction of the middle part 8.
  • the ring fixation 30 is provided with an inner shoulder 30d which defines a housing for receiving the base 28b. Note in this connection that the axial depth of the housing is slightly less than the thickness of the base so that the latter can be compressed when the fastening screws 32 are tightened on the middle part 8.

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Abstract

The device (4) has a pusher head (14) integrated to a pusher rod (16) that is fixed on a case of a time piece. The rod is axially displaced between a rest position and an active position against a spring (24) for controlling a function of the timepiece. A sealing unit (26) has a cap (28) made of sealing and flexible material e.g. rubber or silicone. The cap covers the pusher head, and is fixed on the case of the time piece. The rod traverses a guiding tube (18) that is fixed in the case and projected from the case.

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La présente invention se rapporte au domaine de l'horlogerie. Elle concerne plus précisément un dispositif de commande à poussoir pour montre étanche.The present invention relates to the field of watchmaking. More specifically, it relates to a push-button control device for a waterproof watch.

Diverses fonctions dans des pièces d'horlogerie sont commandées par des dispositifs à poussoir. Typiquement, les fonctions de départ, d'arrêt et de remise à zéro d'une montre chronographe sont commandées par de tels dispositifs montés sur la carrure de la boîte de montre.Various functions in timepieces are controlled by push devices. Typically, the functions of starting, stopping and resetting a chronograph watch are controlled by such devices mounted on the middle part of the watch case.

Classiquement, les dispositifs de commande à poussoir comportent un tube de poussoir destiné à être fixé sur la carrure de la montre, dans une ouverture de celle-ci. Une tige de poussoir associée à une tête de poussoir est disposée à l'intérieur du tube de manière à pouvoir coulisser dans ce dernier axialement entre une position de repos et une position active à l'encontre de la force d'un ressort de rappel. La tête de poussoir comprend sur sa face dirigée vers la carrure un évidement annulaire définissant une jupe entourant une portion cylindrique centrale à laquelle est fixée la tige. La largeur de l'évidement est prévue pour recevoir à coulissement l'extrémité distale du tube de poussoir. Des joints O-ring d'étanchéité assurant une fermeture étanche du tube sont disposés du côté de la tête du poussoir entre la tige et le tube. Ce type de dispositif peut être actionné très aisément par le porteur de la pièce d'horlogerie pour solliciter la commande correspondante d'une fonction de la montre. Un tel dispositif est par exemple décrit dans le brevet CH 457 291 .Conventionally, the push-button control devices comprise a push tube intended to be fixed on the middle part of the watch, in an opening thereof. A push rod associated with a pusher head is disposed inside the tube so as to slide therein axially between a rest position and an active position against the force of a return spring. The pusher head comprises on its face facing the middle an annular recess defining a skirt surrounding a central cylindrical portion to which is fixed the rod. The width of the recess is adapted to slidably receive the distal end of the pusher tube. O-ring sealing seals sealing the tube are arranged on the side of the pusher head between the rod and the tube. This type of device can be actuated very easily by the wearer of the timepiece to solicit the corresponding command of a function of the watch. Such a device is for example described in the patent CH 457 291 .

On a constaté que l'étanchéité de ce type de poussoir n'était pas entièrement satisfaisante pour des montres de plongée. En effet, lors de plongées profondes les joints O-ring peuvent être soumis à des pressions si élevées, typiquement de l'ordre de plusieurs dizaines d'atmosphères, qu'ils ne permettent plus de garantir l'étanchéité requise.It has been found that the tightness of this type of pusher is not entirely satisfactory for diving watches. Indeed, during deep dives the O-rings can be subjected to such high pressures, typically of the order of several tens of atmospheres, they no longer allow to guarantee the required seal.

On pourrait pour augmenter la garantie d'étanchéité, introduire un plus grand joint d'étanchéité dans le dispositif. Toutefois, si on introduit un tel joint, ou si on introduit plusieurs joints dans une construction comme décrite ci-avant, le frottement entre les joints et le tube de guidage augmente fortement et on risque que la tige ne revienne pas dans sa position de repos à cause de ce frottement après que la pression sur la tête de poussoir ait cessé.One could to increase the guarantee of tightness, to introduce a bigger seal in the device. However, if we introduce such a seal, or if we introduce several joints in a construction as described above, the friction between the seals and the guide tube increases strongly and there is a risk that the rod does not return to its rest position because of this friction after the pressure on the pusher head has stopped.

Pour tenter de remédier à cet inconvénient, il a été proposé dans le brevet CH 560 923 d'agrandir la partie du tube se trouvant à l'extérieur de la boîte pour pouvoir loger en partie la tête de poussoir et de coiffer la tête de poussoir faisant partiellement saillie du tube par une membrane élastique en forme de cloche. Le tube comprend une section centrale de part et d'autre de laquelle s'étendent une section distale et une section proximale toutes deux présentant un diamètre inférieur au diamètre de la section centrale de manière à définir une surface d'épaulement distale et une surface d'épaulement proximale. La section proximale est filetée et est vissée dans un alésage de la carrure, un joint d'étanchéité étant interposé entre la face extérieure de la carrure et la surface d'épaulement proximale. La section centrale est également filetée tandis que la section distale est lisse. La membrane élastique comprend une partie centrale à partir de laquelle s'étend une paroi annulaire qui se prolonge par un rebord périphérique ayant la forme d'une bande latérale annulaire plus haute que large. Le rebord est comprimé entre la surface d'épaulement distale et une surface d'épaulement intérieur d'une bague vissée sur la section centrale du tube. La partie centrale de la membrane est libre et permet d'agir sur la tête de poussoir.In an attempt to remedy this drawback, it has been proposed in the patent CH 560 923 to enlarge the portion of the tube located outside the box to partially accommodate the pusher head and cover the pusher head partially projecting from the tube by a bell-shaped elastic membrane. The tube comprises a central section on either side of which extend a distal section and a proximal section both having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the central section so as to define a distal shoulder surface and a surface of proximal shoulder. The proximal section is threaded and is screwed into a bore of the middle part, a seal being interposed between the outer face of the middle and the proximal shoulder surface. The center section is also threaded while the distal section is smooth. The resilient membrane includes a central portion from which an annular wall extends, which is extended by a peripheral rim in the form of an annular lateral band that is taller than wide. The flange is compressed between the distal shoulder surface and an inner shoulder surface of a ring screwed to the central section of the tube. The central part of the membrane is free and can act on the pusher head.

Cette construction présente toutefois encore des inconvénients. Tout d'abord, elle ne permet pas l'utilisation de boutons-poussoirs de type classique, c'est-à-dire munis d'une tête de poussoir coulissant autour d'un tube épaulé lisse, car il est nécessaire d'adapter le tube pour fixer la bague sur celui-ci. Une telle solution est donc peu économique. De plus, compte tenu de la forme du rebord périphérique de la membrane, un serrage trop vigoureux de la bague sur le tube risque de faire flamber le rebord et ainsi compromettre l'étanchéité recherchée.This construction, however, still has disadvantages. Firstly, it does not allow the use of push buttons of conventional type, that is to say, provided with a sliding pusher head around a smooth stepped tube, because it is necessary to adapt the tube to fix the ring on it. Such a solution is therefore uneconomical. In addition, given the shape of the peripheral rim of the membrane, too vigorous clamping of the ring on the tube may flambé the rim and thus compromise the desired seal.

On connaît également du brevet CH 676 186 une boîte de montre pourvue de deux poussoirs et entourée d'un anneau périphérique en caoutchouc souple disposé entre la carrure et la lunette. L'anneau recouvre les poussoirs tout en permettant leur commande en raison de la souplesse du caoutchouc. L'anneau protège en outre la montre contre les chocs et assure une étanchéité des poussoirs.Patent is also known CH 676 186 a watch case provided with two pushers and surrounded by a flexible rubber peripheral ring disposed between the middle and the bezel. The ring covers the pushers while allowing their control because of the flexibility of the rubber. The ring also protects the watch against shock and ensures a tightness of the pushers.

Ce document présente l'inconvénient de dissimuler les poussoirs et de devoir ouvrir la boîte pour procéder à un changement en cas de besoin et donc d'avoir recours à un horloger. Par ailleurs, la totalité de l'anneau doit être changée, ce qui rend un tel remplacement peu économique.This document has the disadvantage of hiding the pushers and having to open the box to make a change when needed and therefore to use a watchmaker. Moreover, the entire ring must be changed, which makes such a replacement uneconomical.

On connaît également du document FR 2 030 093 un organe de commande étanche pour montreDocument is also known FR 2 030 093 a waterproof control member for a watch

La présente invention a pour but de remédier aux inconvénients susmentionnés ainsi qu'à d'autres encore en fournissant un dispositif de commande à poussoir de construction simple et économique et présentant des caractéristiques d'étanchéité améliorées et ce même dans des conditions de plongée profonde.It is an object of the present invention to overcome the aforementioned and other disadvantages by providing a simple and economical pusher control device having improved sealing characteristics even under deep diving conditions.

L'invention a également pour but de fournir un tel dispositif de commande à poussoir à étanchéité élevée qui utilise des dispositifs à poussoir de type classique aisément disponible sur le marché.Another object of the invention is to provide such a high-sealing pusher control device which uses conventional type pusher devices readily available on the market.

L'invention a également pour but de fournir un tel dispositif de commande à poussoir dont la structure confère à la montre un aspect esthétique nouveau et attractif.The invention also aims to provide such a pusher control device whose structure gives the watch a new and attractive aesthetic appearance.

A cet effet l'invention a pour objet un dispositif de commande à poussoir tel que défini à la revendication 1.For this purpose the invention relates to a push-button control device as defined in claim 1.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention ressortiront plus clairement de la description détaillée qui suit d'un exemple de réalisation d'un dispositif de commande à poussoir selon l'invention, cet exemple étant donné à titre purement illustratif et non limitatif seulement, en liaison avec le dessin annexé sur lequel :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'une pièce d'horlogerie dont la boîte est équipée d'une pluralité de dispositifs de commande à poussoir selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue similaire à la figure 1 dans laquelle le dispositif de commande à poussoir selon l'invention est illustré partiellement éclaté ; et
  • la figure 3 est une coupe partielle selon le plan médian de la boîte de la pièce d'horlogerie de la figure 1 montrant le dispositif de commande à poussoir selon l'invention.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will emerge more clearly from the detailed description which follows of an exemplary embodiment of a pusher control device according to the invention, this example being given for purely illustrative and non-limiting purposes only , in connection with the appended drawing in which:
  • the figure 1 is a perspective view of a timepiece whose box is equipped with a plurality of push-button control devices according to the invention;
  • the figure 2 is a view similar to the figure 1 wherein the pusher control device according to the invention is shown partially broken away; and
  • the figure 3 is a partial section along the median plane of the timepiece box of the figure 1 showing the pusher control device according to the invention.

Aux figures 1 et 2 est représentée une pièce d'horlogerie, en l'occurrence une montre bracelet désignée par la référence générale 1 et dont la boîte est équipée d'une pluralité de dispositifs de commande à poussoir 4, au nombre de trois dans cet exemple.To the Figures 1 and 2 is represented a timepiece, in this case a wristwatch designated by the general reference 1 and whose box is equipped with a plurality of pusher control devices 4, three in number in this example.

La boîte se compose classiquement d'un fond 6, d'une carrure 8 et d'une lunette 10 fermée par une glace 12. La boîte définit ainsi un logement pour un mouvement d'horlogerie (non représenté) qui comprend différents mécanismes associés à des fonctions qui peuvent être respectivement actionnées par les dispositifs de commande à poussoir 4.The box conventionally consists of a bottom 6, a middle part 8 and a window 10 closed by a window 12. The box thus defines a housing for a watch movement (not shown) which comprises various mechanisms associated with functions which can be respectively actuated by the push-button control devices 4.

Chaque dispositif de commande à poussoir 4 comprend une tête de poussoir 14 solidaire d'une tige de poussoir 16 qui traverse un tube de guidage 18 monté sur la carrure 8 et faisant saillie à partir de cette carrure. Typiquement, le tube 18 est muni d'un épaulement et est directement chassé dans un perçage 8a de la carrure 8. Alternativement, le tube 18 peut être également vissé sur celle-ci en interposant un joint d'étanchéité entre la surface d'épaulement du tube et la carrure. On notera encore à ce propos que, dans l'exemple illustré, la carrure 8 comprend un évidement circulaire 8b qui s'étend autour du perçage 8a pour recevoir une partie des moyens d'étanchéité qui seront décrits plus en détail ci-après.Each pusher control device 4 comprises a pusher head 14 secured to a push rod 16 which passes through a guide tube 18 mounted on the middle part 8 and projecting from this middle part. Typically, the tube 18 is provided with a shoulder and is directly driven into a bore 8a of the middle part 8. Alternatively, the tube 18 can also be screwed onto it by interposing a seal between the shoulder surface of the tube and the middle part. Note also in this regard that, in the example shown, the middle part 8 comprises a circular recess 8b which extends around the bore 8a to receive a portion of the sealing means which will be described in more detail below.

En se référant également à la figure 3, on voit que la tête de poussoir 14 enveloppe partiellement le tube 18 par engagement de la jupe 20 présentée par la tête 14 sur l'extrémité supérieure du tube. La tête 14 présente un noyau cylindrique central qui s'étend axialement pour former la tige de poussoir 16. Un joint d'étanchéité 22 est disposé entre le tube 18 et la tige 16 et est maintenu par une rondelle 22a. Le dispositif 4 est complété par un ressort de rappel à boudin 24 disposé entre la rondelle 22a et la tête de poussoir 14 pour repousser cette dernière vers l'extérieur. La tige 16 peut ainsi se déplacer axialement entre au moins une position de repos et une position active à l'encontre du ressort 24 afin de commander par son extrémité libre une fonction du mouvement d'horlogerie. Quand on presse sur la tête 14, on comprime le ressort 24 et la jupe 30 pénètre partiellement dans le logement 8b qui a été pratiqué dans la carrure 8. La tête de poussoir 14 est maintenue sur le tube 18 au moyen d'une vis 16a fixée en bout de la tige 16.Referring also to the figure 3 it can be seen that the pusher head 14 partially envelops the tube 18 by engaging the skirt 20 presented by the head 14 on the upper end of the tube. The head 14 has a central cylindrical core which extends axially to form the push rod 16. A seal 22 is disposed between the tube 18 and the rod 16 and is held by a washer 22a. The device 4 is completed by a coil return spring 24 disposed between the washer 22a and the pusher head 14 to push the latter to the outside. The rod 16 can thus move axially between at least one rest position and an active position against the spring 24 to control by its free end a function of the watch movement. When pressing on the head 14, the spring 24 is compressed and the skirt 30 penetrates partially into the housing 8b which has been made in the middle part 8. The pusher head 14 is held on the tube 18 by means of a screw 16a fixed at the end of the rod 16.

Le dispositif de commande à poussoir 4 comprend en outre des moyens d'étanchéité 26 destinés à rendre étanche notamment à l'eau la boîte de la pièce d'horlogerie vis-à-vis de l'extérieur.The push-button control device 4 further comprises sealing means 26 intended to seal, in particular with water, the timepiece box vis-à-vis the outside.

Les moyens d'étanchéité 26 comprennent un capuchon 28 en matière souple et étanche qui vient coiffer la tête de poussoir 14 et qui est fixé sur la boîte de la pièce d'horlogerie. Typiquement, le capuchon est réalisé en caoutchouc, toutefois il pourrait être réalisé en toute autre matière souple et étanche telle que le silicone, ou tout autre matériaux dérivés de ces deux matières ou ayant des propriétés analogues.The sealing means 26 comprise a cap 28 made of flexible and impervious material which caps the pusher head 14 and which is fixed on the box of the timepiece. Typically, the cap is made of rubber, however it could be made of any other flexible and waterproof material such as silicone, or other materials derived from these two materials or having similar properties.

Le capuchon 28 comprend un corps 28a de forme générale cylindrique et dans la région de son ouverture une embase ou rebord 28b périphérique qui s'étend sensiblement dans un plan perpendiculaire à l'axe du cylindre. Dans l'exemple illustré, l'embase est prolongée dans la direction axiale du capuchon par une lèvre circulaire 28c qui s'étend sensiblement en alignement avec le corps 28a. La lèvre 28c présente un diamètre sensiblement égal au diamètre de l'évidement circulaire 8b et une longueur suivant l'axe du capuchon sensiblement plus grande que la profondeur de l'évidement circulaire 8b. Il va de soi que dans une variante de l'invention non représentée, la lèvre 28c peut être omise.The cap 28 comprises a body 28a of generally cylindrical shape and in the region of its opening a peripheral base or rim 28b which extends substantially in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder. In the example shown, the base is extended in the axial direction of the cap by a circular lip 28c which extends substantially in alignment with the body 28a. The lip 28c has a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the circular recess 8b and a length along the axis of the cap substantially greater than the depth of the circular recess 8b. It goes without saying that in a variant of the invention not shown, the lip 28c may be omitted.

Le capuchon est dimensionné pour entourer et recouvrir complètement la tête de poussoir 14 ainsi que la partie du tube 18 qui fait saillie de la carrure. Le capuchon 28 peut ainsi envelopper la tête de poussoir et le tube et s'appuyer par son embase 28b contre la carrure 8 pour assurer l'étanchéité du dispositif 4. Plus précisément et comme cela ressort plus clairement de la figure 3, le capuchon 28 est appliqué contre la carrure 8 de sorte que la lèvre 28c est logée et ajustée dans l'évidement circulaire 8b pour être maintenue légèrement comprimée contre le fond de l'évidement. Pour ce faire, le dispositif comprend une bague de fixation 30 directement fixée sur la carrure 8 pour comprimer l'embase 28b du capuchon contre la carrure. La bague de fixation 30 comprend un passage cylindrique 30a à travers lequel le capuchon fait saille et au moins une patte de fixation 30b munie d'un passage 30c pour une vis de fixation 32 directement vissée dans la carrure 8. A ce propos on notera que les dimensions du passage 30a sont prévues de manière qu'il existe entre la paroi intérieure du passage et la paroi extérieure du corps du capuchon un jeu suffisant pour que le corps puisse se déformer latéralement lorsque l'on presse sur la tête de poussoir. Dans l'exemple représenté, la bague de fixation 30 de chaque dispositif 4 comprend deux pattes de fixation 30b diamétralement opposées, les pattes 30b étant alignées le long de la direction circonférentielle de la carrure 8. Dans le mode de réalisation illustré, la bague de fixation 30 est munie d'un épaulement intérieur 30d qui défini un logement pour recevoir l'embase 28b. On notera à ce propos que la profondeur axiale du logement est légèrement inférieure à l'épaisseur de l'embase afin que cette dernière puisse être comprimée lorsque les vis de fixation 32 sont serrées sur la carrure 8.The cap is sized to completely surround and cover the pusher head 14 and the portion of the tube 18 which protrudes from the middle part. The cap 28 can thus wrap the pusher head and the tube and be supported by its base 28b against the middle part 8 to seal the device 4. More precisely and as is more clearly apparent from the figure 3 , the cap 28 is applied against the middle part 8 so that the lip 28c is housed and fitted in the circular recess 8b to be held slightly compressed against the bottom of the recess. To do this, the device comprises a fixing ring 30 directly attached to the middle part 8 to compress the base 28b of the cap against the middle part. The fixing ring 30 comprises a cylindrical passage 30a through which the cap projects and at least one fixing lug 30b provided with a passage 30c for a fixing screw 32 directly screwed into the middle part 8. In this connection, it will be noted that the dimensions of the passage 30a are provided in such a way that there is sufficient clearance between the inner wall of the passage and the outer wall of the body of the cap so that the body can be deformed laterally when one press on the pusher head. In the example shown, the fixing ring 30 of each device 4 comprises two diametrically opposed fastening tabs 30b, the tabs 30b being aligned along the circumferential direction of the middle part 8. In the illustrated embodiment, the ring fixation 30 is provided with an inner shoulder 30d which defines a housing for receiving the base 28b. Note in this connection that the axial depth of the housing is slightly less than the thickness of the base so that the latter can be compressed when the fastening screws 32 are tightened on the middle part 8.

Bien que la présente invention ait été décrite en relation avec des exemples de réalisation particuliers, il est clair, cependant, qu'elle n'est pas limitée auxdits exemples et qu'elle est susceptible de nombreuses variantes et modifications sans sortir de son cadre qui est défini par les revendications annexées.Although the present invention has been described in connection with particular embodiments, it is clear, however, that it is not limited to said examples and that it is susceptible to many variations and modifications without departing from its scope. is defined by the appended claims.

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  1. Push-button control device for a timepiece, including a push-button head (14) secured to a push-button stem (16) that is arranged to be fixed to a timepiece case, while said stem being able to move axially between at least a rest position and an active position against a return member (24) to control at least one function of said timepiece, and water-resistant sealing means (26), wherein the water-resistant sealing (26) means include a cap (28) made of flexible, water-resistant material which covers the push-button head (14) and which is arranged to be secured to the timepiece case, said cap (28) including in the area of the aperture thereof, a collar (28b) via which said cap is arranged to abut against said timepiece case; said cap being arranged so as to be held compressed against the case via the collar (28b) by means of a securing ring (30) that is arranged to be fixed directly to the timepiece case, said device being characterized in that said securing ring (30) includes a cylindrical passage (30a), through which the cap (28) projects, and at one securing lug (30b).
  2. Control device according to claim 1, characterized in that the push-button stem (14) passes through a guide (18) tube that is arranged to be fixed in the case and to project from said case and in that the cap (28) surrounds and covers the push-button head (14) and the part projecting from the tube.
  3. Control device according to claim 1, characterized in that the cap (28) has a body of generally cylindrical shape and in that the collar (28b) extends in a substantially perpendicular plane to the cylinder axis.
  4. Control device according to claim 3, characterized in that the collar (28b) is extended in the axial direction of the cap (28) by a circular lip (28c), which extends substantially in alignment with the body of the cap.
  5. Control device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said securing ring (30) includes two diametrically opposite securing lugs (30b).
  6. Control device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said securing ring (30) is provided with an inner shoulder (30d) defining a housing for receiving said collar (28b).
  7. Control device according to any of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the securing lug or lugs (30b) are arranged so as to be directly screwed onto the case.
  8. Control device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cap (28) is made of rubber or silicon.
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