Device for displaying a succession of periodic events which form an annual cycle and timepiece comprising such a display device
US11526131B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG04B19/2536
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device (1), and timepiece having the device, for displaying a succession of periodic events which form an annual cycle, including a periodic events indicator member (2) and a mechanism (4) for managing a duration during which the periodic events are displayed by the periodic events indicator member (2). The management mechanism includes a cam (8) for managing a duration during which the periodic events are displayed, which cam is arranged such that it controls the change from the indication of a periodic event to the indication of a subsequent periodic event by the periodic events indicator member, a periodic driver (10) for driving the management cam (8) and a member (6) disposed between the management cam and the periodic events indicator member and arranged such that it drives the periodic events indicator member (2) during a change in event. The device displays the periods of the zodiac.
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